Hale Area School

Located at 311 N WASHINGTON ST, in HALE, Michigan, Hale Area School is an average-sized multi-level school that hosts 347 students (grades K through 12), run under Hale Area Schools. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Hale Area School is a school of Hale Area Schools, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Hale Area School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Iosco County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Hale Area School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Iosco County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hale Area School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.8%; Hale Area School posts 47.5%, +14.7 points above that line.

Around the school, Iosco County reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,066 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Hale Area School is one of 11 public schools in Iosco County (combined enrollment of about 3,497 students).

Nearest neighbor: WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary, around 11.2 miles off.

Hale Area School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Hale Area School's enrollment has rose 184% since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 347). Black enrollment moved from 6% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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