CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in CARSONVILLE, Michigan, CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School educates 165 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 55% leaner than typical.

Within Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District, which oversees 3 schools and 405 students, CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Sanilac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sanilac County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sanilac County shows median household income runs about $58,863, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Sanilac County (combined enrollment of about 5,377 students).

Nearest neighbor: CarsonvillePort Sanilac HS, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School.

CarsonvillePort Sanilac Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 163 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 2% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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