Eaton County Youth Facility

Set in CHARLOTTE, Michigan, Eaton County Youth Facility is a very small all-grades campus, overseen by Grand Ledge Public Schools. It teaches 24 students across grades 3 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 281.

Within Grand Ledge Public Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 5,406 students, Eaton County Youth Facility is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Eaton County Youth Facility reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, On paper, Eaton County Youth Facility has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Eaton County Youth Facility qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Eaton County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Eaton County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), of which Eaton County Youth Facility is one.

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eaton County Youth Facility has fell 23%, going from 31 students in 2018 to 24 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 19% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.