Wells Township School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Arnold, Michigan
Wells Township School in Arnold, Michigan enrolled 8 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 4.0 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. 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, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 43% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 45%
14 students in 2022-23, 6 students in 2023-24, 8 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.6 to 2.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
4.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 76 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wells Township School enrolled 16 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 76 of the 16 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.
- White100.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wells Township School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | not published | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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 Wells Township School
- George D Gilbert Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 208 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- KI Sawyer Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 20 miles away: 207 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
- Compare Wells Township School with George D Gilbert Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wells Township School District spends per student$42,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$42,643
- The largest public schools in MichiganWells Township School is the number 1,605 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,605 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher4.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.4.0:1
- 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 Wells Township School
How many students attend Wells Township School?
8 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Arnold, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Township School?
4.0 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 Wells Township School a Title I school?
Wells Township School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wells Township School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wells Township School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 34.5% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wells Township School in?
Wells Township School District, NCES district ID 2635790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263579007174 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, 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.