Alpine Elementary School

Located at 4730 BAUMHOFF AVE NW, in COMSTOCK PARK, Michigan, Alpine Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that educates 323 students (grades K through 5), operated by Kenowa Hills Public Schools.

Within Kenowa Hills Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,913 students, Alpine Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alpine Elementary School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Alpine Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Alpine Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Kent County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alpine Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 29.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Alpine Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kenowa Hills Middle School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Alpine Elementary School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

Alpine Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 5% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Alpine Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.