Paddock Elementary School

Paddock Elementary School is a K-5 school of modestly sized scale in MILAN, Michigan, overseen by Milan Area Schools, works with 279 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Milan Area Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,720 students. Paddock Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Paddock Elementary School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Paddock Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Paddock Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Washtenaw County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), Paddock Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Young Adult Program, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paddock Elementary School has decreased 34%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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