Bushnell Elementary School

Bushnell Elementary School is a small primary school in LOWELL, Michigan, overseen by Lowell Area Schools. The school teaches 253 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Bushnell Elementary School sits 31% below that benchmark.

Lowell Area Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,455 students; Bushnell Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bushnell Elementary School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Bushnell Elementary School records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Bushnell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kent County) records that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Bushnell Elementary School is one.

Lowell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Bushnell Elementary School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bushnell Elementary School has fell 5%, going from 266 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 90% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.