Marsh Elementary School

Marsh Elementary School is one of the compact K-5 schools in Michigan City, Indiana, overseen by Michigan City Area Schools, with 296 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Marsh Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Michigan City Area Schools, a district that serves 5,030 students overall.

Demographically, Marsh Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Black, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Marsh Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of LaPorte County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marsh Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.8%, the actual is 29.6%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the surrounding community, LaPorte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,055 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across LaPorte County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,515 students), Marsh Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: A K Smith Area Career Center, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Marsh Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 12% to 16%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.