Wood School Bangor Twp 8

24 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

The address provided corresponds to a historical site known as the **Wood School**, located in Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. Historically, this facility served as a rural one-room schoolhouse, typical of the educational infrastructure in Michigan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These schools were central to the identity of farming communities, providing basic education to local children across multiple grade levels in a single classroom setting.

Today, the Wood School is recognized primarily for its historical significance rather than its function as an active public school. It is often preserved as a local landmark representing the "country school" era of American education. While it is no longer an operating institution within the Bangor Township School District, the building remains a preserved piece of local heritage, frequently cited in genealogical records and historical surveys of Van Buren County’s architectural and educational past.

Total Students

2.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

50.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Wood School Bangor Twp 8
Demographic	Student Count
White	16
Hispanic	1
Two or More	7

White
16 (66.7 %)
Two or More
7 (29.2 %)
Hispanic
1 (4.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Bangor Township S/D #8
Phone:	(269)427-8562
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	24
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	2.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	12
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 6

Grade 1 4

Grade 2 2

Grade 3 3

Grade 5 2

Grade 6 2

Grade 7 5