Gladwin Elementary School

Set in GLADWIN, Michigan, Gladwin Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of Gladwin Community Schools. It teaches 401 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Gladwin Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Gladwin Community Schools, a district that caters to 1,655 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Gladwin Elementary School lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Gladwin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gladwin County indicate median household income runs about $55,349, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gladwin County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,529 students), of which Gladwin Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gladwin Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Gladwin Elementary School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 20%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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