Elementary · Michigan

Sterling Elementary School

Free meals for all

Sterling Elementary School, a public elementary school in Sterling, Michigan: grades pre-k–5, 168 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Standish-Sterling 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: 168
Teachers (FTE): 11.8
Students per teacher: 14.2
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 90% 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: Distant rural area
Run by: Standish-Sterling Community Schools

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

Location

Address: 338 W State St, Sterling, MI 48659
Phone: (989)654-2367
City or town: Sterling
County: Arenac County

Website Quality of life in Sterling Schools in Sterling

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
StandishSterling Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	654	20.9	3.6 mi
Pinconning Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	359	16.9	12.9 mi
WhittemorePrescott Area ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	347	15.7	15.3 mi
Au GresSims Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	167	15.2	16.4 mi
Surline Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	569	13.3	19.9 mi
Linwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	122	15.7	20.7 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 263294006847