Emma Smith Elementary School

Emma Smith Elementary School is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in STOCKBRIDGE, Michigan, overseen by Stockbridge Community Schools, with 256 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Emma Smith Elementary School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Emma Smith Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Stockbridge Community Schools, a district that works with 1,068 students overall.

Demographically, Emma Smith Elementary School records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Emma Smith Elementary School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Emma Smith Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Emma Smith Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ingham County) shows that median household income runs about $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Emma Smith Elementary School is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Nearest neighbor: Heritage School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 262 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.