Mars Elementary School

Mars Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, run under Berrien Springs Public Schools. The school instructs 338 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Mars Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Berrien Springs Public Schools, a district that instructs 4,989 students overall.

On demographics, Mars Elementary School logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Mars Elementary School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Mars Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Berrien County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,425, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Berrien County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), of which Mars Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Berrien Springs Discovery Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mars Elementary School.

Mars Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mars Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.