Chatfield School

Chatfield School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in LAPEER, Michigan, part of Chatfield School, with 483 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 369.

Operationally, Chatfield School answers to Chatfield School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Chatfield School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lapeer County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chatfield School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lapeer County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chatfield School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 62.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lapeer County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,306, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Lapeer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students), Chatfield School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rolland Warner Campus 67, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chatfield School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site. Chatfield School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 483 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.