Total enrollment
1,637
-39 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Belding Area School District
Michigan · 1,637 students · 1 city
Belding Area School District's footprint covers 4 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 1,637 (an average of 409 per school).
4-year change in Belding Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Belding Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,637 | #226 of 454 | #5,124 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #227 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #95 of 452 | #6,136 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.5% | #133 of 454 | #2,596 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #175 of 325 | #5,053 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Belding Area School District
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,789 to 1,637 students (down 8%) and from 94 to 104 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belding High School | Belding | High | 09-12 | 511 |
| Ellis Elementary School | Belding | Elementary | PK-02 | 391 |
| Woodview Elementary School | Belding | Elementary | 03-05 | 372 |
| Belding Middle School | Belding | Middle | 06-08 | 363 |
About Belding Area School District
As a sparse district in Michigan, Belding Area School District educates 1,637 students across 4 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Belding Area School District consists of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,676 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,637 in SY 2024-25.
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