North Ward Elementary School

North Ward Elementary School, an one-room-style elementary campus in ALLEGAN, Michigan, overseen by Allegan Public Schools, caters to 29 students, covering grades pre-K through K. That puts it 92% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Allegan Public Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,035 students. North Ward Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Ward Elementary School logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, North Ward Elementary School logs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting North Ward Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Allegan County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, Allegan County reports that median household income runs about $83,283, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Allegan County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), of which North Ward Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dawson Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 89%: 261 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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