Pansophia Academy

Set in COLDWATER, Michigan, Pansophia Academy is a well-populated combined-grade school, one of the schools within Pansophia Academy. It instructs 514 students across grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 281.

Operationally, Pansophia Academy answers to Pansophia Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Pansophia Academy shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pansophia Academy has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Branch County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, Pansophia Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.5%, the actual is 26.9%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Branch County) records that median household income runs about $63,724, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Branch County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,546 students), of which Pansophia Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Larsen Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Pansophia Academy. On composite proficiency, Pansophia Academy comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a public charter, Pansophia Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pansophia Academy's enrollment has edged up 32% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 514). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 78% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Pansophia Academy typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.