Graveraet Elementary School

Graveraet Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in Marquette, Michigan, one of the schools within Marquette Area Public Schools, with 289 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 22% leaner than typical.

Marquette Area Public Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,209 students; Graveraet Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Graveraet Elementary School reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Graveraet Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Graveraet Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.1%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Marquette County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,429 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Graveraet Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Marquette County (combined enrollment of about 7,657 students).

The closest other public school is MarquetteAlger Administrative Unit, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Graveraet Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Graveraet Elementary School has expanded 3%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025.

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