Brown City Elementary School

Brown City Elementary School is a primary school of medium-sized scale in BROWN CITY, Michigan, operated by Brown City Community Schools, instructing 362 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Brown City Community Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 696 students; Brown City Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Brown City Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Sanilac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 62% 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, Brown City Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sanilac County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $58,863 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Sanilac County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,377 students), of which Brown City Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brown City High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brown City Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brown City Elementary School has edged down 9%, going from 399 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 90% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Brown City Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.