📍 380 e Tuttle Rd, Ionia, Ionia County, 48846
AA Rather School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ionia, Ionia County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ionia Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
AA Rather School enrolls 321 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 321 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
AA Rather School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 19, state house district 86.
AA Rather School is one of 8 schools in Ionia Public Schools, based in IONIA, Michigan. The district serves 2,675 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, AA Rather School is close to the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant