📍 175 Spring St, Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, 49242
Gier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsdale Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gier Elementary School enrolls 454 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 429 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 454 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gier 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 58.
Gier Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Hillsdale Community Schools, based in HILLSDALE, Michigan. The district serves 1,263 students district-wide and employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Gier Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 253 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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