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Marsh Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 400 E Homer St, Michigan City, LaPorte County, 46360

325
Pupils
17.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Marsh Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Michigan City, LaPorte County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Michigan City Area Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Michigan City Area Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Marsh Elementary School enrolls 325 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Male students
160 (49%)
Female students
165 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student-teacher ratio
17.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 34% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13441%
Black or African American10934%
Two or more races4213%
Hispanic or Latino3812%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

272 of the school's 325 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Marsh Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 4, state house district 9.

School district: Michigan City Area Schools

Marsh Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Michigan City Area Schools, based in Michigan City, Indiana. The district serves 5,030 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 325 students, Marsh Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 387 students per school.

5,030
District students
13
Schools
353
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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