Pine Street Elementary

As a mid-sized K-5 school in WAYLAND, Michigan, Pine Street Elementary teaches 413 students from grades 4 through 5, operated by Wayland Union Schools.

Wayland Union Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,708 students. Pine Street Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pine Street Elementary logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pine Street Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Pine Street Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Pine Street Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegan County put median household earnings sit near $83,283, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Pine Street Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bessie B Baker School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pine Street Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Pine Street Elementary's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 413).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.