Homestead Hills Elementary School

Homestead Hills Elementary School is a small elementary school based in BENZONIA, Michigan. Its enrollment is 209 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 43% below average.

Benzie County Central Schools includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 1,136 students.

Roughly 87% of students at Homestead Hills Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.

Teacher count: 14.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Benzie County is 55%.

The school is in Benzie County, where the median household earns about $74,834 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Benzie County, 7 public schools serve about 1,493 students.

Benzie Academy is about 2.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Homestead Hills Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles.

Homestead Hills Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 209, close to the 213 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.4 to 14.8 over 4 years.

The discussion board for Homestead Hills Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.