Barkell Elementary School

As a modestly sized elementary campus in HANCOCK, Michigan, Barkell Elementary School instructs 257 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Hancock Public Schools. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 2 schools in Hancock Public Schools (549 students total), Barkell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Barkell Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Houghton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Barkell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Barkell Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.7%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Houghton County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,899, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Barkell Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Houghton County (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students).

Hancock MiddleHigh School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Barkell Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 60.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Barkell Elementary School's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 257). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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