Big Burning School

Big Burning School is one of the tiny elementary campuss in BAD AXE, Michigan, run under Colfax Township S/D #1F, with 20 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 95% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Big Burning School sits inside Colfax Township S/D #1F, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Big Burning School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% Black, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Huron County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Big Burning School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Huron County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Huron County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,870, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Huron County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,235 students), Big Burning School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bad Axe High School, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Big Burning School.

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

Five-year trend. Big Burning School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 20). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 14% to 0%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.