Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School

As a big primary school in RICHLAND, Michigan, Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School enrolls 698 students from grades 3 through 5, run under Gull Lake Community Schools. That puts it 89% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.9%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kalamazoo County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,532, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kalamazoo County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gull Lake High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 662 (now 698). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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