Wenzel School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Sturgis, Michigan
Wenzel School in Sturgis, Michigan enrolled 148 students in 2024-25 with 8.1 full-time teachers, 18.3 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
150 students in 2022-23, 147 students in 2023-24, 148 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.2 to 8.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 150 | 8.2 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 7.6 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 148 | 8.1 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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 Wenzel School enrolled 145 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.4% of students were White, 37.2% Hispanic, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White55.4%
- Hispanic37.2%
- Two or more races7.4%
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 Sturgis
5 public elementary schools in Sturgis report 2024-25 enrollment; Wenzel School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood School | 642 | 18.3 | 67.1% |
| Wall School | 292 | 14.6 | 62.7% |
| Nottawa Community School | 189 | 14.9 | 42.9% |
| Congress School | 162 | 14.1 | 64.8% |
| Wenzel School | 148 | 18.3 | 78.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wenzel School
- Congress SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 162 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Eastwood SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 642 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Wenzel School with Congress SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sturgis Public Schools spends per student$14,087 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,087
- The largest public schools in MichiganWenzel School is the number 1,502 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,502 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.3:1
- 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 Wenzel School
How many students attend Wenzel School?
148 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 150 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sturgis, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wenzel School?
18.3 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 Wenzel School a Title I school?
Wenzel School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Wenzel School in?
Sturgis Public Schools, NCES district ID 2633090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263309006866 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.