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Dodson Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 205 N Beck Rd, Canton, Wayne County, 48187

471
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dodson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Wayne County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Dodson Elementary School enrolls 471 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
232 (49%)
Female students
239 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 17% Asian and 9.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30665%
Asian8017%
Black or African American459.6%
Two or more races224.7%
Hispanic or Latino163.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

87 of the school's 471 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Dodson Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-60, state senate district 7, state house district 21.

School district: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Dodson Elementary School is one of 25 schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, based in PLYMOUTH, Michigan. The district serves 16,083 students district-wide and employs 920 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Dodson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 643 students per school.

16,083
District students
25
Schools
920
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
2%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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