Galewood Early Elementary School

Galewood Early Elementary School is a micro-enrollment K-5 school in CHARLOTTE, Michigan, operated by Charlotte Public Schools. The school serves 146 students in grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Galewood Early Elementary School sits 60% below that benchmark.

Charlotte Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,284 students. Galewood Early Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Galewood Early Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Eaton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Galewood Early Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Galewood Early Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Eaton County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, Eaton County reports that median household income runs about $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Eaton County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), of which Galewood Early Elementary School is one.

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

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