Dye Elementary School

Located at 1174 S GRAHAM RD, in FLINT, Michigan, Dye Elementary School is a well-populated K-5 school that serves 559 students (grades K through 5), run under Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,500 students. Dye Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dye Elementary School records that 63% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 20% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Genesee County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Dye Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.4%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of +4.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Genesee County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Dye Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: CarmanAinsworth High School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Dye Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dye Elementary School has shrank 9%, going from 617 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 57% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.