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The highest-poverty public schools in Cass County, Michigan

Across Cass County, Michigan, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Patrick Hamilton Elementary leads the list at 83.0%, against a median of 59.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cass County, Michigan

Top % FRL

83.0%

Median % FRL

59.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Patrick Hamilton Elementary	DOWAGIAC, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	Elementary	224	83.0%
2	Justus Gage Elementary School	DOWAGIAC, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	Elementary	262	74.8%
3	Dowagiac Middle School	DOWAGIAC, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	Middle	393	70.7%
4	Sam Adams Elementary School	CASSOPOLIS, MI	Cassopolis Public Schools	Elementary	368	69.0%
5	HowardEllis Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	529	66.4%
6	Cassopolis Middle School	CASSOPOLIS, MI	Cassopolis Public Schools	Middle	188	62.2%
7	Marcellus Elementary School	MARCELLUS, MI	Marcellus Community Schools	Elementary	264	62.1%
8	Kincheloe Elementary School	DOWAGIAC, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	Elementary	214	60.3%
9	Union High School	DOWAGIAC, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	High	507	59.6%
10	Cassopolis High School	CASSOPOLIS, MI	Cassopolis Public Schools	High	281	58.7%
11	Marcellus Middle School	MARCELLUS, MI	Marcellus Community Schools	Middle	136	58.1%
12	Marcellus High School	MARCELLUS, MI	Marcellus Community Schools	High	160	52.5%
13	Eagle Lake Elementary School	EDWARDSBURG, MI	Edwardsburg Public Schools	Elementary	385	40.0%
14	Edwardsburg Intermediate School	EDWARDSBURG, MI	Edwardsburg Public Schools	Elementary	361	37.7%
15	Edwardsburg Middle School	EDWARDSBURG, MI	Edwardsburg Public Schools	Middle	612	36.9%
16	Edwardsburg Primary School	EDWARDSBURG, MI	Edwardsburg Public Schools	Elementary	342	34.8%
17	Edwardsburg High School	EDWARDSBURG, MI	Edwardsburg Public Schools	High	773	31.0%

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