📍 614 Spruce St, Dowagiac, Cass County, 49047
Patrick Hamilton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dowagiac, Cass County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dowagiac Union School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Patrick Hamilton Elementary enrolls 236 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 110 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 236 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Patrick Hamilton Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 21, state house district 59.
Patrick Hamilton Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dowagiac Union School District, based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The district serves 1,823 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 236 students, Patrick Hamilton Elementary is close to the district average of about 260 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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