Ottawa Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Buchanan, Michigan
Ottawa Elementary School in Buchanan, Michigan enrolled 230 students in 2024-25 with 15.2 full-time teachers, 15.1 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 rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
222 students in 2022-23, 228 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.3 to 15.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 222 | 15.3 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 15.3 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 230 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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 219 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ottawa Elementary School enrolled 219 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 219 of the 219 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.8% of students were White, 6.5% of two or more races, 4.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.8%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Black2.2%
- American Indian1.7%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 Buchanan
2 public elementary schools in Buchanan report 2024-25 enrollment; Ottawa Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moccasin Elementary School | 354 | 18.8 | 51.1% |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 230 | 15.1 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ottawa Elementary School
- Moccasin Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 354 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Ballard Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 516 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Ottawa Elementary School with Moccasin Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Buchanan Community Schools spends per student$13,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,299
- The largest public schools in MichiganOttawa Elementary School is the number 1,336 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,336 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.15.1:1
- 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 Ottawa Elementary School
How many students attend Ottawa Elementary School?
230 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buchanan, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ottawa Elementary School?
15.1 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 Ottawa Elementary School a Title I school?
Ottawa Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ottawa Elementary School in?
Buchanan Community Schools, NCES district ID 2607140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260714004311 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.