Ethel C Bobcean Elem School

Ethel C Bobcean Elem School is a mid-sized primary school in FLAT ROCK, Michigan, operated by Flat Rock Community Schools. The school educates 376 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Flat Rock Community Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,754 students; Ethel C Bobcean Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Ethel C Bobcean Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Ethel C Bobcean Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Ethel C Bobcean Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ethel C Bobcean Elem School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ethel C Bobcean Elem School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 376). The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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