Bertha Neal School

Bertha Neal School is a small elementary-level community in DURAND, Michigan, part of Durand Area Schools. The school teaches 158 students in grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 369.

Bertha Neal School is one of 4 schools operated by Durand Area Schools, a district that enrolls 1,208 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bertha Neal School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Shiawassee County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Shiawassee County's rate of about 45%.

Around the school, census data for Shiawassee County shows median household income runs about $67,404, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shiawassee County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), of which Bertha Neal School is one.

The closest other public school is Durand Area High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 177 students in 2018 compared to 158 in 2025.

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