Bentley Community Schools
| Bentley Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1170 N Belsay Road[1]
, Genesee County, Michigan, 48509United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°01′24.1″N 83°35′29.8″W / 43.023361°N 83.591611°W |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreKindergarten–12[1] |
| Established | 1914[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Kristy Spann[2] |
| Schools | 4[3] |
| Budget | $13,372,000 2022-2023 expenditures[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2604800[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 707 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 40.43 (on an FTE basis) (2024-2025)[3] |
| Staff | 90.52 FTE (2024-2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 17.49 (2024-2025)[3] |
| District mascot | Bulldogs |
| Colors | Red, White |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Bentley Community Schools is a public school district in Genesee County, Michigan, in the Genesee Intermediate School District. It serves part of Burton.[4]
History
[edit]The district traces its beginnings to 1914, when Seymour Bentley donated land for a one-room schoolhouse.[5] In 1929, the district went from having three teachers to five, and a new seven-room school was under construction to accommodate future growth.[6]
Barhitte Elementary was named for Ruth M. Barhitte, a teacher in the district between 1923 and 1953 who helped organize the parent-teacher association.[7][8]
The current Bentley High School was dedicated on May 25, 1958.[9] The middle school was dedicated on May 7, 1967.[10]
In 2025, voters approved a bond issue to fund the renovation of a small doctors’ office building next to the middle school into a preschool facility. The building had been donated by McLaren Health Care Corporation. Demand for preschool had exceeded the space available in a single classroom at Barhitte Elementary. The new facility, the Little Bulldogs Learning Center, opened in January 2026.[11]
Schools
[edit]| School | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley High School | 1150 N. Belsay Road, Burton | Grades 9-12. |
| Bentley Middle School | 1180 N. Belsay Road, Burton | Grades 6-8. |
| Barhitte Elementary | 6080 Roberta Street, Burton | Grades K-5 |
| Little Bulldogs Learning Center | 1198 N Belsay Rd, Bldg #2, Burton | Preschool. |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Bentley Community Schools. "Bentley Community Schools". Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ Bentley Community Schools. "Administrators". Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bentley Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Genesee County School Districts (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "The History of Genesee County Cities Part 2 Burton Settled 1829". MyCity.
- ↑ "New Bentley school". Flint Journal. January 1, 1930. p. 28.
- ↑ "Bentley schoolteacher to be honored Tuesday". Flint Journal. February 9, 1953. p. 10.
- ↑ "Bentley approved $500,000 bond issue for school buildings". Flint Journal. October 31, 1956. p. 10.
- ↑ "Area gets heavy rain after dry spell". Flint Journal. May 24, 1958. p. 10.
- ↑ "School dedication set at Bentley". Flint Journal. May 5, 1967. p. 57.
- ↑ Acosta, Roberto (January 18, 2026). "From medical exam rooms to classrooms: New preschool opens at former McLaren site in Burton". MLive.
