📍 403 East St, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, 49091
Wenzel School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sturgis, St. Joseph County. The school has 150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sturgis Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wenzel School enrolls 150 students across grades K–2. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 150 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wenzel 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 21, state house district 59.
Wenzel School is one of 6 schools in Sturgis Public Schools, based in STURGIS, Michigan. The district serves 2,773 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 150 students, Wenzel School is smaller than the district average of about 462 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant