📍 420 N Jefferson St, Ionia, Ionia County, 48846
Jefferson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ionia, Ionia County. The school has 315 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 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson School enrolls 315 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 315 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson 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 315 students, Jefferson 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