Southeastern Elementary School

As a small elementary campus in HASTINGS, Michigan, Southeastern Elementary School instructs 261 students from grades K through 5, operated by Hastings Area School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Southeastern Elementary School sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Hastings Area School District (2,481 students total), Southeastern Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Southeastern Elementary School reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Southeastern Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Barry County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southeastern Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Barry County shows median household earnings sit near $77,500, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Barry County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,041 students), of which Southeastern Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hastings Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southeastern Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Southeastern Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 261). White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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