Richard C Hedke Elem School

Set in TRENTON, Michigan, Richard C Hedke Elem School is an average-sized elementary school, run under Trenton Public Schools. It teaches 541 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

Trenton Public Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,582 students; Richard C Hedke Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Richard C Hedke Elem School logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Richard C Hedke Elem School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.5%; actual is 37.8%, a gap of -13.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Richard C Hedke Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Boyd W Arthurs Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richard C Hedke Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richard C Hedke Elem School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 11%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 84% to 78%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.