Eccles School

Located at 5754 SECTION LINE RD, in HARBOR BEACH, Michigan, Eccles School is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that works with 27 students (grades K through 8), part of Sigel Township S/D #4F. Enrollment runs roughly 93% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Operationally, Eccles School answers to Sigel Township S/D #4F, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Eccles School lists that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Eccles School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Huron County reports that median household income runs about $58,870, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Huron County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,235 students), Eccles School is one campus in the mix.

Adams Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 34 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 34.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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