Freeland Elementary School

As a high-enrollment primary school in FREELAND, Michigan, Freeland Elementary School serves 755 students from grades 2 through 6, overseen by Freeland Community School District. That puts it 105% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 3 schools in Freeland Community School District (1,947 students total), Freeland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Freeland Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Freeland Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Saginaw County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Freeland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Saginaw County put median household income runs about $60,622, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Saginaw County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students), Freeland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Freeland Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freeland Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Freeland Elementary School has climbed 5%, going from 718 students in 2018 to 755 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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