📍 1 Sylvester Ave, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, 49103
Mars Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berrien Springs, Berrien County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berrien Springs Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mars Elementary School enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 28% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 366 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mars Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Mars Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Berrien Springs Public Schools, based in BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan. The district serves 4,993 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Mars Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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