📍 301 S 4th St, Shepherd, Isabella County, 48883
Shepherd Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shepherd, Isabella County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shepherd Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Elementary School enrolls 658 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.4% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 553 | 84% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 658 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Shepherd Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 33, state house district 99.
Shepherd Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Shepherd Public Schools, based in SHEPHERD, Michigan. The district serves 1,746 students district-wide and employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Shepherd Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 349 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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