Patricia St Clair Elementary School

Patricia St Clair Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in HESPERIA, Michigan, run under Hesperia Community Schools, works with 354 students in grades K through 5.

Hesperia Community Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 799 students; Patricia St Clair Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Patricia St Clair Elementary School records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Newaygo County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Newaygo County) logs that median household earnings sit near $63,304, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Newaygo County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,782 students), of which Patricia St Clair Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is David C Outwin Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Patricia St Clair Elementary School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patricia St Clair Elementary School has contracted 17%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.