Benzie Academy

Located at 9222 HOMESTEAD RD, in BENZONIA, Michigan, Benzie Academy is a very small high school that works with 85 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Benzie County Central Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Benzie Academy sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.

Benzie County Central Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,136 students; Benzie Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Benzie Academy shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. Compared to Benzie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Benzie Academy has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 81.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Benzie County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, Benzie County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,834, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benzie County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,493 students), of which Benzie Academy is one.

Benzie Central Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Benzie Academy.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benzie Academy has grew 31%, going from 65 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 43.3:1 in 2018 to 81.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.