Burr Oak Elementary School

Burr Oak Elementary School is one of the public schools in BURR OAK, Michigan. It is a very small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 138 students. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 63% below average.

Burr Oak Community School District is responsible for 3 schools, Burr Oak Elementary School included, with 501 students in all.

Roughly 86% of students at Burr Oak Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. St. Joseph County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burr Oak Elementary School scores 26%.

Teacher count: 10.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. Roughly 67% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 55%.

Looking at the county, St. Joseph County, median household income comes to about $66,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 32, with about 9,517 students.

Burr Oak Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Burr Oak Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 138, compared with 227 in 2017-18. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 90% to 86%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.6:1 to 13.0:1.

Burr Oak Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.