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The highest-poverty public schools in Eaton County, Michigan

35 public schools in Eaton County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Mt Hope School leads the list at 92.0%, against a median of 43.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Eaton County, Michigan

Top % FRL

92.0%

Median % FRL

43.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Mt Hope School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	Middle	323	92.0%
2	Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	Elementary	184	73.9%
3	Elmwood Elementary School	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	Elementary	379	64.9%
4	Winans Elementary School	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	Elementary	392	62.5%
5	Washington Elementary School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	Elementary	255	61.6%
6	Maplewood School	VERMONTVILLE, MI	Maple Valley Schools	Elementary	267	61.0%
7	Galewood Early Elementary School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	Elementary	146	59.6%
8	Bellevue Elementary School	BELLEVUE, MI	Bellevue Community Schools	Elementary	226	58.0%
9	Dimondale Elementary School	DIMONDALE, MI	Holt Public Schools	Elementary	381	57.2%
10	Waverly Middle School	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	Middle	451	55.0%
11	Greyhound Central Elementary School	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	114	53.5%
12	Charlotte Upper Elementary School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	Middle	527	53.3%
13	Parkview Elementary School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	Elementary	283	51.9%
14	Waverly Senior High School	LANSING, MI	Waverly Community Schools	High	987	50.3%
15	Potterville Elementary School	POTTERVILLE, MI	Potterville Public Schools	Elementary	322	45.0%
16	Island City Academy	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Island City Academy	Elementary	197	44.7%
17	Bellevue JrSr High School	BELLEVUE, MI	Bellevue Community Schools	High	281	44.1%
18	Maple Valley JrSr High School	VERMONTVILLE, MI	Maple Valley Schools	High	375	43.7%
19	Charlotte Middle School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	Middle	406	43.6%
20	Potterville Middle School	POTTERVILLE, MI	Potterville Public Schools	Middle	222	42.8%
21	Greyhound Intermediate School	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	375	40.8%
22	Charlotte Senior High School	CHARLOTTE, MI	Charlotte Public Schools	High	644	36.5%
23	Fern Persons Elementary School	OLIVET, MI	Olivet Community Schools	Elementary	374	35.0%
24	Delta Center Elementary School	LANSING, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	Elementary	528	33.3%
25	Eaton Rapids Middle School	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	Middle	410	32.9%
26	Lockwood Elementary School	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	303	32.3%
27	TC Holbrook Elementary School	GRAND LEDGE, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	Elementary	506	31.6%
28	Olivet Middle School	OLIVET, MI	Olivet Community Schools	Middle	461	29.5%
29	Potterville High School	POTTERVILLE, MI	Potterville Public Schools	High	209	29.2%
30	Eaton Rapids High School	EATON RAPIDS, MI	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	High	637	27.3%
31	Leon W Hayes Intermediate School	GRAND LEDGE, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	Middle	810	25.9%
32	Olivet High School	OLIVET, MI	Olivet Community Schools	High	404	24.3%
33	Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	GRAND LEDGE, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	Middle	835	23.6%
34	Willow Ridge Elementary School	GRAND LEDGE, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	Elementary	542	22.0%
35	Grand Ledge High School	GRAND LEDGE, MI	Grand Ledge Public Schools	High	1,704	19.4%

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