Eastside Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in CONSTANTINE, Michigan, run under Constantine Public School District. The school serves 230 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 38% leaner than typical.

Constantine Public School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,247 students; Eastside Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Eastside Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to St. Joseph County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Eastside Elementary School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at Eastside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Joseph County shows median household earnings sit near $66,425, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across St. Joseph County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students), Eastside Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Constantine Alternative Education, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Eastside Elementary School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Eastside Elementary School's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 230). The White share of enrollment declined from 90% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.