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Fair Plain East Elementary School

Serves grades 4 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1995 Union Ave
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone
(269) 605-2400
District
Benton Harbor Area Schools
County
BERRIEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
166
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.0% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Fair Plain East Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
42%
9%
44%
5%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
39%
7%
44%
5%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 76 45.8%
Grade 5 90 54.2%
Total 166 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.8% 1.8% 66.4%
Black 90.6% 94.8% 19.2%
Hispanic 5.7% 3.0% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.0% 95.2% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 96.4% 94.0% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 1.2% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,676 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 513.2 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.1% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,444 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 20.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.3% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.4% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.8% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.6% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 20.6% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,396 $9,719,000 37.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,686 $2,215,000 8.5%
Staff $2,664 $3,501,000 13.4%
General Administration $381 $500,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,097 $1,441,000 5.5%
Operation $1,877 $2,466,000 9.4%
Transportation $1,218 $1,601,000 6.1%
Other $1,572 $2,065,000 7.9%
Total Support $10,494 $13,789,000 52.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,994 $2,620,000 10.0%
Total Expenditures $19,884 $26,128,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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