Sterling Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sterling, Michigan
Sterling Elementary School in Sterling, Michigan enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 11.8 full-time teachers, 14.2 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 held steady
175 students in 2022-23, 174 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.8 to 11.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 175 | 11.8 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 11.8 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 168 | 11.8 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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 Sterling Elementary School enrolled 184 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.1% of students were White, 4.8% of two or more races, 3.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White91.1%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Black1.2%
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.
What to look at next about Sterling Elementary School
- StandishSterling Central Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 654 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Pinconning Central Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 359 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Sterling Elementary School with StandishSterling Central Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Standish-Sterling Community Schools spends per student$13,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,371
- The largest public schools in MichiganSterling Elementary School is the number 1,474 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,474 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- 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 Sterling Elementary School
How many students attend Sterling Elementary School?
168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 175 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sterling, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary School?
14.2 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 Sterling Elementary School a Title I school?
Sterling Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sterling Elementary School in?
Standish-Sterling Community Schools, NCES district ID 2632940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263294006847 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.