Leonidas School

As a minimally staffed elementary campus in COLON, Michigan, Leonidas School instructs 35 students from grades K through 8, run under Colon Community School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Leonidas School sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.

Colon Community School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 529 students. Leonidas School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Leonidas School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Leonidas School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Joseph County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Joseph County put median household income runs about $66,425, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Leonidas School is one of 32 public schools in St. Joseph County (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students).

Colon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Leonidas School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

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