EE Knight Elementary School

Set in ELSIE, Michigan, EE Knight Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school, operated by Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. It serves 296 students across grades 3 through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools (1,275 students total), EE Knight Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, EE Knight Elementary School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EE Knight Elementary School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clinton County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EE Knight Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 33.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clinton County put the typical household earns roughly $88,210 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Clinton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students), of which EE Knight Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: OvidElsie Middle School, around 3.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around EE Knight Elementary School.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EE Knight Elementary School has edged down 4%, going from 308 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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