Pathfinder Educational Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Centreville, Michigan

Pathfinder Educational Center in Centreville, Michigan enrolled 64 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 5.8 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-100% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

68 students in 2022-23, 62 students in 2023-24, 64 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Pathfinder Educational Center by school year2022-23: 68, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23682023-24622024-2564
Students enrolled at Pathfinder Educational Center by school year2022-23: 68, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23682023-24622024-2564
Students enrolled at Pathfinder Educational Center by school year2022-23: 68, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23682023-24622024-2564
Students enrolled at Pathfinder Educational Center by school year2022-23: 68, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 640204060802022-23682023-24622024-2564
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236811.06.2
2023-246210.06.2
2024-256411.05.8

5.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 5.8; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.8state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 5.8; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.8state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 5.8; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.8state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 5.8; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.8state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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 Pathfinder Educational Center enrolled 75 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent55.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.6% of students were White, 10.9% Hispanic, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.6%
  2. Hispanic10.9%
  3. Two or more races7.8%
  4. Black4.7%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pathfinder Educational Center scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑100%50‑100%44%
Math, 2022-2340‑49%50‑100% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Pathfinder Educational Center

  1. Burr Oak Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 278 students, 69.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. WoodsEdge Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 24 miles away: 222 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  3. Compare Pathfinder Educational Center with Burr Oak Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Joseph County ISD spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganPathfinder Educational Center is the number 221 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#221 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher5.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.5.8:1
  7. 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 Pathfinder Educational Center

  1. How many students attend Pathfinder Educational Center?
    64 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 68 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Centreville, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pathfinder Educational Center?
    5.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pathfinder Educational Center a Title I school?
    Pathfinder Educational Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pathfinder Educational Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pathfinder Educational Center scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pathfinder Educational Center in?
    St. Joseph County ISD, NCES district ID 2680960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268096000990 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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