Crossroads Charter Academy K5

Crossroads Charter Academy K5 is one of the minimally staffed elementary campuss in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan, part of Crossroads Charter Academy, with 103 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 2 schools in Crossroads Charter Academy (220 students total), Crossroads Charter Academy K5 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Crossroads Charter Academy K5 logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, Crossroads Charter Academy K5 lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Crossroads Charter Academy K5 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mecosta County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mecosta County put median household earnings sit near $60,951, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Crossroads Charter Academy K5 is one of 19 public schools in Mecosta County (combined enrollment of about 5,219 students).

Nearest neighbor: Crossroads Charter Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site. As a public charter, Crossroads Charter Academy K5 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Crossroads Charter Academy K5's enrollment has edged down 68% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 103). White enrollment moved from 90% to 72% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.