Anderson Elementary School

Anderson Elementary School operates as a close-knit K-5 school in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, run under Grand Blanc Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 203 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Anderson Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Grand Blanc Community Schools, a district that educates 7,457 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Anderson Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 15% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Anderson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Genesee County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate median household income runs about $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Anderson Elementary School is one.

McGrath Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Anderson Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anderson Elementary School has shrank 48%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.