Covert Elementary School

Covert Elementary School, a rural-scale K-5 school in COVERT, Michigan, overseen by Covert Public Schools, teaches 144 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

Covert Public Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 324 students. Covert Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Covert Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Black, 13% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the resource side, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Covert Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at Covert Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Van Buren County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Van Buren County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,114, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Covert Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students).

Covert Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Covert Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 156 (now 144). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 62% to 68%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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