Dorr School

Set in DORR, Michigan, Dorr School is a close-knit primary school, run under Wayland Union Schools. It hosts 311 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Wayland Union Schools (2,708 students total), Dorr School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dorr School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Dorr School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dorr School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 70.9%, a residual of +24.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegan County put median household income runs about $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Dorr School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sycamore Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dorr School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dorr School has contracted 44%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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