Bentley Community Schools is a public school district in Genesee County, Michigan, in the Genesee Intermediate School District. It serves part of Burton.
The district traces its beginnings to 1914, when Seymour Bentley donated land for a one-room schoolhouse. In 1929, the district went from having three teachers to five, and a new seven-room school was under construction to accommodate future growth.
Barhitte Elementary was named for Ruth M. Barhitte, a teacher in the district between 1923 and 1953 who helped organize the parent-teacher association.
The current Bentley High School was dedicated on May 25, 1958. The middle school was dedicated on May 7, 1967.
In 2025, voters approved a bond issue to fund the renovation of a small doctorsâ 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.