Benton Harbor Charter School
Phone: (269) 925-3807
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 8th
- School Location: A Small City
Brief Description
- Benton Harbor Charter School serves Kindergarten through 8th Grade Students From The City Of Benton Harbor, Which Is Part Of Berrien County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Benton Harbor Charter School Operates As A Magnet School, Providing Academically Or Socially Focused Instruction On A Particular Theme. As A Charter School, Funding Is Provided Under A Specific Charter Granted By The State Legislature Or Other Authority. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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1 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Former Student on March 11, 2008 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- THIS IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL. IF I WOULD OF WANT TO FAIRPLAIN OR HULL I PROBABLY WOULD OF GOT IN FIGHTS AND GOT BAD GRADES. CHARTER GIVE EVERY STUDENT A SECOND CHANCE. I GRADUATED FROM CHARTER ON HONOR ROLL.
Benton Harbor Charter School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 64
- 1st Grade: 51
- 2nd Grade: 44
- 3rd Grade: 35
- 4th Grade: 53
- 5th Grade: 39
- 6th Grade: 33
- 7th Grade: 53
- 8th Grade: 41
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- Hispanic: 12
- Black: 398
- White: 3
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 195
- Female: 218
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 48.7%
- All Benton Harbor Schools: 80.0%
- All Michigan Schools: 36.1%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Lake Michigan College
- 2755 E Napier Ave
- Benton Harbor, MI 49022
- (269) 927-3571
- Michigan State University College of Law
- 368 Law College Bldg
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- (517) 432-6800
- Lawton School
- 20755 Greenfield Suite 300
- Southfield, MI 48075
- (248) 569-7787
- Oakland Community College
- 2480 Opdyke Rd
- Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
- (248) 341-2000
- Great Lakes Academy of Hair Design
- 2950 Lapeer
- Port Huron, MI 48060
- (810) 987-8118
- Lansing Community College
- 419 N Capitol Ave
- Lansing, MI 48901
- (517) 483-1957
Libraries Near This School
- BENTON HARBOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 213 EAST WALL STREET
- BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
- (269) 926-6139
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 413
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 22
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 18.9:1
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Nearby Schools
- Morton Elementary School
- 1.2 Mi
- Sterne Brunson Elementary School
- 1.2 Mi
- Mlk Elementary School
- 1.3 Mi
- Fair Plain Renaissance Middle School
- 1.7 Mi
- Fair Plain West Elementary School
- 1.9 Mi
- Sorter Elementary School
- 2.3 Mi
- Creative Arts / Gifted And Talented Academy
- 2.4 Mi
- Hull Middle School
- 2.6 Mi
- Martindale Elementary School
- 3.5 Mi
- Countryside Academy-High School
- 6.7 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- St Matthew S Lutheran School
- 0.7 Mi
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School
- 2.0 Mi
- Brookview School
- 3.2 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; MI Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools