Drummond Island Elem School

Drummond Island Elem School is a tiny elementary campus in DRUMMOND ISLAND, Michigan, operated by DeTour Area Schools. The school instructs 53 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Drummond Island Elem School sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in DeTour Area Schools (98 students total), Drummond Island Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Drummond Island Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder is composed of 9% Native American, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Chippewa County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Drummond Island Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Chippewa County shows median household income runs about $62,217, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Chippewa County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), Drummond Island Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DeTour Arts and Technology Academy, around 8.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Drummond Island Elem School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Drummond Island Elem School's enrollment has climbed 33% since 2018, when it stood at 40 (now 53).

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