Elementary · Michigan

Dodson Elementary School

Free meals for all

Dodson Elementary School, a public elementary school in Canton, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 470 students, 14.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 470
Teachers (FTE): 32.2
Students per teacher: 14.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 77% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Larger than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.

Location

Address: 205 N Beck Rd, Canton, MI 48187
Phone: (734)981-8003
County: Wayne County

Website Quality of life in Wayne County Schools in Wayne County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Workman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	637	17.9	0.8 mi
Canton Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	774	20.9	1.2 mi
Hoben Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	443	16.7	1.5 mi
Bentley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	479	16.1	1.6 mi
Tonda Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	17.2	1.9 mi
South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	822	20.2	2.1 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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