Fife Lake Elementary School

Set in FIFE LAKE, Michigan, Fife Lake Elementary School is a minimally staffed elementary-level community, part of Forest Area Community Schools. It hosts 144 students across grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Fife Lake Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Forest Area Community Schools, a district that works with 493 students overall.

Demographically, Fife Lake Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 18% Native American, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Grand Traverse County (around 31%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Grand Traverse County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,647, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grand Traverse County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), Fife Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Forest Area High School, roughly 2.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Fife Lake Elementary School.

Fife Lake Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Fife Lake Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 144). The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 72% over that span.

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