GT Norman Elementary School

Set in REED CITY, Michigan, GT Norman Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by Reed City Area Public Schools. It serves 540 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

Within Reed City Area Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,456 students, GT Norman Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, GT Norman Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GT Norman Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GT Norman Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the area at large, Osceola County reports that median household income runs about $58,267, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GT Norman Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 3,573 students).

Nearest neighbor: Reed City High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GT Norman Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GT Norman Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GT Norman Elementary School has fell 19%, going from 665 students in 2018 to 540 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window.

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