Plainwell Community Schools

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Cooper, Gun Plain and Plainwell, and parts of Otsego, Alamo, Orangeville and Martin.

At a glance
2,620Students enrolled
6Schools
3Towns served
$13,495Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
34%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–5
Gilkey Elementary School or Parchment Central Elem School or Parchment Northwood Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades PK–5
Gilkey Elementary School439 students · PlainwellThis district
Grades PK–5
Gilkey Elementary School439 students · PlainwellThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI
Math proficiency30%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 82.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,495
per student each year · 18% below the MI average
Spending
Classroom instruction59%
Support & administration37%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)31%
State63%
Federal6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,644’20
2,523’21
2,607’22
2,634’23
2,620’24
Students
White · 87%2,277
Hispanic · 6%157
Two or more races · 4%109
Black · 2%45
Asian · 1%18
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

Also covers small parts of Otsego, Alamo, Orangeville and Martin.

Schools6 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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