Pennsylvania Elementary School

Pennsylvania Elementary School is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in MUSKEGON, Michigan, part of Reeths-Puffer Schools, instructing 39 students in grade K. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Pennsylvania Elementary School sits 89% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Reeths-Puffer Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 3,395 students, Pennsylvania Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pennsylvania Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Pennsylvania Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Muskegon County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Muskegon County put median household income runs about $65,024, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Muskegon County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), of which Pennsylvania Elementary School is one.

North Muskegon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Pennsylvania Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 60 (now 39). Over the same period, the White share fell from 97% to 87%.

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