Pennfield Dunlap Elementary

Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, operated by Pennfield Schools, caters to 273 students in grades 3 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 369.

Across the 5 schools in Pennfield Schools (1,877 students total), Pennfield Dunlap Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pennfield Dunlap Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 31.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household earnings sit near $63,177, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Calhoun County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pennfield Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.8%.

Pennfield Dunlap Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pennfield Dunlap Elementary's enrollment has shrank 41% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 273). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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