Spring Valley Center for Exploration

Spring Valley Center for Exploration operates as a tight-knit primary school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, operated by Kalamazoo Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 263 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Kalamazoo Public Schools comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 12,227 students; Spring Valley Center for Exploration is among them.

Looking at the student body, Spring Valley Center for Exploration shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 17% White, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Kalamazoo County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Spring Valley Center for Exploration lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kalamazoo County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,532, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Spring Valley Center for Exploration is one.

Parchment High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Spring Valley Center for Exploration operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Spring Valley Center for Exploration's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 263). The Black share of enrollment declined from 59% to 50% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for Spring Valley Center for Exploration typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.