📍 125 Elm St, Allegan, Allegan County, 49010
Dawson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Allegan, Allegan County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allegan Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawson Elementary School enrolls 297 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 297 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 80.
Dawson Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Allegan Public Schools, based in ALLEGAN, Michigan. The district serves 2,046 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Dawson Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 256 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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