Pine Trails Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ALLEGAN, Michigan, Pine Trails Elementary School caters to 326 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Allegan Public Schools.

Within Allegan Public Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 2,035 students, Pine Trails Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Pine Trails Elementary School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the resource side, On paper, Pine Trails Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Pine Trails Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allegan County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pine Trails Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Allegan County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Allegan County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), of which Pine Trails Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Allegan Alternative High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine Trails Elementary School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Trails Elementary School has climbed 23%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 79%.

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