Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 5

Countryside Academy Elementary, Benton Harbor, MI

Charter schoolCEP schoolCountryside Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in Benton Harbor, part of Countryside Academy. It enrolled 384 students in 2024-25, with 16.7 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "Countryside Academy Elementary".

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 384
Teachers (FTE): 23.0
Students per teacher: 16.7
Grades: K to 5

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 16.0. The Michigan average across schools is 16.9. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school16.7

District16.0

Michigan16.9

United States15.3

School details

Address: 4722 Meadowbrook Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (269)944-3319
District: Countryside Academy
County: Berrien County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Locale: Rural: Fringe
NCES school ID: 260014201700

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 308
Reduced-price lunch: 11
Free or reduced-price lunch: 31983.1% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Benton Harbor

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary Benton Harbor Area Schools
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy
Sister Lakes Elementary School Dowagiac Union School District
Fair Plain East Elementary Benton Harbor Area Schools
Discovery Enrichment Center Benton Harbor Area Schools
Riverside School Hagar Township S/D #6 School District

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.