📍 109 Ottawa St, Buchanan, Berrien County, 49107
Ottawa Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buchanan, Berrien County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ottawa Elementary School enrolls 222 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 222 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Ottawa 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.
Ottawa Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Buchanan Community Schools, based in BUCHANAN, Michigan. The district serves 1,577 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Ottawa Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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