Cedar Street Community and Family Center

Cedar Street Community and Family Center is one of the micro-enrollment 9-12 campuss in PAW PAW, Michigan, overseen by Paw Paw Public School District, with 76 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Paw Paw Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,146 students, Cedar Street Community and Family Center is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cedar Street Community and Family Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Van Buren County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cedar Street Community and Family Center has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Cedar Street Community and Family Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Cedar Street Community and Family Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Van Buren County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Van Buren County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,114 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Cedar Street Community and Family Center is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students).

Paw Paw Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 105 students in 2018 compared to 76 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 79% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.