Total enrollment
1,043
-150 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Shelby Public Schools
Michigan · 1,186 students · 2 cities
Of the 4 public K-12 schools run by Shelby Public Schools, combined student count is roughly 1,186, with 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Shelby Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
-1 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Shelby Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,186 | #301 of 454 | #6,301 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #284 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #102 of 452 | #6,205 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.4% | #77 of 454 | #1,598 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Shelby Public Schools
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,101 to 1,043 students (down 5%) and from 59 to 65 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Elementary School | Shelby | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Shelby High School | Shelby | High | 09-12 | 346 |
| Shelby Middle School | Shelby | Middle | 06-08 | 264 |
| New Era Elementary School | New Era | Elementary | 04-05 | 143 |
About Shelby Public Schools
Shelby Public Schools is a thinly populated Michigan school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 1,186.
For a sense of the school types, Shelby Public Schools comprises 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 297 in this district, below the Michigan typical of 406.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,043 students, shrank 13% from the 1,193 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Shelby Public Schools closed 1 school, going from 4 to 3.
On this page, the community for Shelby Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.