Alice M Birney K8 School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Alice M Birney K8 School instructs 452 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Southfield Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.

Within Southfield Public School District, which oversees 13 schools and 4,692 students, Alice M Birney K8 School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Alice M Birney K8 School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Alice M Birney K8 School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Alice M Birney K8 School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Alice M Birney K8 School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: McIntyre Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alice M Birney K8 School has fell 28%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 452 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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