Belding Area School District
Belding Area School District is a public school district based in Belding, Michigan, serving 1,652 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #220 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 413 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Brent Noskey. It spends about $11,600 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Belding Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Belding Area | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,600 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,273 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 106 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 251 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 826 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey-Lee Public SchoolsWyoming | 1,660 | 5 | $11,573 | 16.8 | #218 |
| Gladwin Community SchoolsGladwin | 1,655 | 5 | $11,674 | 19.5 | #219 |
| Belding Area School DistrictBelding · this district | 1,652 | 4 | $11,600 | 15.6 | #220 |
| Tri County Area SchoolsSand Lake | 1,643 | 3 | $11,793 | 18.3 | #221 |
| Crawford AuSable SchoolsGrayling | 1,641 | 4 | $11,053 | 15.1 | #222 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Union ElementarySaratoga, CA | 1,653 | $19,588 | 21.2 |
| Big Hollow School District 38Ingleside, IL | 1,653 | $15,703 | 12.9 |
| Lanier CountyLakeland, GA | 1,652 | $11,638 | 15.0 |
| Lake Forest School District 67Lake Forest, IL | 1,652 | $28,767 | 10.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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