Garfield Elementary School

Set in PORT HURON, Michigan, Garfield Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school, operated by Port Huron Area School District. It teaches 377 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Port Huron Area School District runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,916 students. Garfield Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Garfield Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Garfield Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household earnings sit near $71,270, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Garfield Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: H D Crull Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Garfield Elementary School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 377). White enrollment moved from 64% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Garfield Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.