Richland Elementary School

Richland Elementary School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in RICHLAND, Michigan, operated by Gull Lake Community Schools, with 412 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.

Across the 7 schools in Gull Lake Community Schools (3,402 students total), Richland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Richland Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest consists of 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Richland Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Richland Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Richland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kalamazoo County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kalamazoo County put the typical household earns roughly $72,532 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), Richland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gull Lake Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 422 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 84% to 77%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Richland Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.