Beaver Island Community School

Beaver Island Community School operates as a minimally staffed K-12 campus in BEAVER ISLAND, Michigan, operated by Beaver Island Community School. Current enrollment sits at 50 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 82% below typical.

Beaver Island Community School is the operating authority for Beaver Island Community School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beaver Island Community School records that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 10% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Charlevoix County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Charlevoix County) records that median household income runs about $76,531, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Charlevoix County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,256 students), Beaver Island Community School is one campus in the mix.

Engadine Schools is the nearest neighboring public school, about 25.8 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 46 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Beaver Island Community School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.