📍 300 Lansing St, Gaines, Genesee County, 48436
Gaines Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaines, Genesee County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Swartz Creek Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gaines Elementary School enrolls 119 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5% Two or more races and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 106 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 119 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gaines Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-80, state senate district 32, state house district 51.
Gaines Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Swartz Creek Community Schools, based in SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan. The district serves 3,483 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Gaines Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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