Benton Harbor Charter School Academy

Set in BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is a mid-sized unified-grade school, run under Benton Harbor Charter School Academy. It enrolls 418 students across grades pre-K through 9. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is the operating authority for Benton Harbor Charter School Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Benton Harbor Charter School Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Berrien County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Berrien County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berrien County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is one campus in the mix.

Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. Benton Harbor Charter School Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Benton Harbor Charter School Academy's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 418). Class-load math has fell: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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