Elementary · Michigan

Starr Elementary School

Free meals for all

Starr Elementary School, a public elementary school in Plainwell, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 410 students, 15.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Plainwell 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: 410
Teachers (FTE): 27.2
Students per teacher: 15.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

More students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 62% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 51% 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: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Town near a city
Run by: Plainwell Community Schools

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

Location

Address: 601 School Dr, Plainwell, MI 49080
Phone: (269)685-5835
City or town: Plainwell
County: Allegan County

Website Quality of life in Plainwell Schools in Plainwell

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Gilkey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	439	18.3	0.7 mi
Dix Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	357	14.7	2.2 mi
Washington Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	17.5	3.1 mi
Cooper Elementary School	Pre-K–5	288	16.9	4.8 mi
Alamo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	287	16.7	5.0 mi
Robert D Brandon Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	299	16.7	6.8 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).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 262853006403