Elementary · Michigan

Rapid City Elementary School

Free meals for all

Rapid City Elementary School, a public elementary school in Rapid City, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 70 students, 11.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Kalkaska Public 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: 70
Teachers (FTE): 6.0
Students per teacher: 11.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 97% 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: Distant rural area
Run by: Kalkaska Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Kalkaska Public Schools.

Location

Address: 5258 River Rd, Rapid City, MI 49676
Phone: (231)331-6121
City or town: Rapid City
County: Kalkaska County

Website Quality of life in Rapid City Schools in Rapid City

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Mill Creek Elementary School	Pre-K–5	0	—	6.9 mi
Mill Creek AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	233	17.0	6.9 mi
Lakeland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	289	16.2	7.1 mi
Kalkaska Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	517	15.2	8.1 mi
John R Rodger Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	119	12.3	10.6 mi
Mancelona Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	288	16.2	11.2 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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