Ellis Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Belding, Michigan
Ellis Elementary School in Belding, Michigan enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 29.1 full-time teachers, 13.4 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
394 students in 2022-23, 387 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 29.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 394 | 28.4 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 27.4 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 391 | 29.1 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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).
One counselor per 375 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ellis Elementary School enrolled 375 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 375 of the 375 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.4% of students were White, 11.0% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.4%
- Hispanic11.0%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Asian0.5%
- Black0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Belding
2 public elementary schools in Belding report 2024-25 enrollment; Ellis Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Elementary School | 391 | 13.4 | 51.4% |
| Woodview Elementary School | 372 | 13.8 | 52.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ellis Elementary School
- Woodview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 372 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 281 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Compare Ellis Elementary School with Woodview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Belding Area School District spends per student$15,200 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,200
- The largest public schools in MichiganEllis Elementary School is the number 689 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#689 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 Ellis Elementary School
How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?
391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belding, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellis Elementary School?
13.4 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 Ellis Elementary School a Title I school?
Ellis Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ellis Elementary School in?
Belding Area School District, NCES district ID 2604530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260453004143 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.