Elementary · Michigan

Palms Elementary School

Free meals for all

Palms Elementary School, a public elementary school in Ira, Michigan: grades k–5, 245 students, 16.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of East China School District.

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: 245
Teachers (FTE): 15.2
Students per teacher: 16.1
Grades: K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: East China School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with East China School District.

Location

Address: 6101 Palms Rd, Ira, MI 48023
Phone: (810)676-1350
County: St. Clair County

Website Quality of life in St. Clair County Schools in St. Clair 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
Francois Maconce Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	319	14.0	3.2 mi
Ashley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	441	16.7	6.0 mi
Belle River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	343	14.3	6.1 mi
Lighthouse Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	441	17.1	6.2 mi
Algonquin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	2–6	445	15.0	7.5 mi
Millside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	179	14.8	7.6 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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NCES 261242004942