Arnold Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Michigan Center, Michigan
Arnold Elementary School in Michigan Center, Michigan enrolled 321 students in 2024-25 with 18.9 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
334 students in 2022-23, 325 students in 2023-24, 321 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.4 to 18.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 334 | 20.4 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 18.4 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 321 | 18.9 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arnold Elementary School enrolled 332 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.7% of students were White, 7.8% of two or more races, 4.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.7%
- Two or more races7.8%
- Hispanic4.4%
- Black1.6%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Michigan Center
2 public elementary schools in Michigan Center report 2024-25 enrollment; Arnold Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keicher Elementary School | 402 | 15.9 | 47.0% |
| Arnold Elementary School | 321 | 17.0 | 51.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Arnold Elementary School
- Keicher Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 402 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Northeast Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 396 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Arnold Elementary School with Keicher Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Michigan Center School District spends per student$14,888 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,888
- The largest public schools in MichiganArnold Elementary School is the number 994 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#994 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Arnold Elementary School
How many students attend Arnold Elementary School?
321 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 334 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Michigan Center, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Arnold Elementary School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Arnold Elementary School a Title I school?
Arnold Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Arnold Elementary School in?
Michigan Center School District, NCES district ID 2623790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262379006045 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.