AkronFairgrove Elem School

AkronFairgrove Elem School is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in AKRON, Michigan, run under Akron-Fairgrove Schools, enrolling 179 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

AkronFairgrove Elem School is one of 3 schools operated by Akron-Fairgrove Schools, a district that hosts 364 students overall.

In terms of who attends, AkronFairgrove Elem School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting AkronFairgrove Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tuscola County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AkronFairgrove Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 59.9%, a residual of +21.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Tuscola County put median household earnings sit near $63,811, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. AkronFairgrove Elem School is one of 30 public schools in Tuscola County (combined enrollment of about 6,459 students).

Nearest neighbor: AkronFairgrove JrSr High School, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around AkronFairgrove Elem School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. AkronFairgrove Elem School's enrollment has ticked up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 179). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 88% to 95% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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