Miller Elementary School

Set in CANTON, Michigan, Miller Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus, overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. It hosts 480 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 15,978 students. Miller Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Miller Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Miller Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 36% of students at Miller Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Miller Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Miller Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Discovery Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Miller Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Miller Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Miller Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 480). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 14% to 19%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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