Bentheim Elementary School

Bentheim Elementary School is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in HAMILTON, Michigan, overseen by Hamilton Community Schools, instructing 281 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 369.

Within Hamilton Community Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,567 students, Bentheim Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bentheim Elementary School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Allegan County as a whole.

On the resource side, Bentheim Elementary School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 26% of students at Bentheim Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Allegan County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bentheim Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 57.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Allegan County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Bentheim Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hamilton Virtual School, around 4.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bentheim Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

Bentheim Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bentheim Elementary School has ticked up 7%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.