Da Vinci Schools K5

Da Vinci Schools K5 is a primary school of tiny scale in JACKSON, Michigan, overseen by Da Vinci Schools, enrolling 117 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 68% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 2 schools in Da Vinci Schools (439 students total), Da Vinci Schools K5 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Da Vinci Schools K5 records that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 19% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Da Vinci Schools K5 has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at Da Vinci Schools K5 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,073, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Da Vinci Schools K5 is one of 68 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Central Michigan Virtual, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Da Vinci Schools K5.

The school occupies a suburban site. As a public charter, Da Vinci Schools K5 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Five-year trend. Da Vinci Schools K5's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 117). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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