Alba School

Alba School is an unified-grade school of tiny scale in ALBA, Michigan, one of the schools within Alba Public Schools, hosting 96 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Alba School answers to Alba Public Schools, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Alba School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Antrim County's rate of about 53%.

Across the wider county, Antrim County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,054, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Antrim County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,700 students), of which Alba School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Central Academy Campus, around 1.4 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 87% to 92%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Alba School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.