Prairie Elementary School

Prairie Elementary School is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in ADRIAN, Michigan, overseen by Adrian Public Schools, with 187 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Adrian Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,657 students. Prairie Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prairie Elementary School logs that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, Prairie Elementary School lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Prairie Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lenawee County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lenawee County shows median household earnings sit near $70,518, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lenawee County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Prairie Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Maurice Spear Campus, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Prairie Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 187 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Prairie Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.