Homestead Hills Elementary School

Homestead Hills Elementary School operates as a small elementary campus in BENZONIA, Michigan, part of Benzie County Central Schools. Current enrollment sits at 209 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Benzie County Central Schools (1,136 students total), Homestead Hills Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Homestead Hills Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Benzie County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Benzie County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,834 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Homestead Hills Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Benzie County (combined enrollment of about 1,493 students).

The closest other public school is Benzie Academy, roughly 2.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Homestead Hills Elementary School has ticked down 18%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 7% to 3% over that span.

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