Graebner Elementary School

Graebner Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, run under Utica Community Schools. The school instructs 509 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 37 schools in Utica Community Schools (25,574 students total), Graebner Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Graebner Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Graebner Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 41.6%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Macomb County put median household income runs about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Graebner Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Havel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Graebner Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Graebner Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Graebner Elementary School has contracted 12%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 74% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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