Havel Elementary School

Set in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Havel Elementary School is a well-populated elementary school, one of the schools within Utica Community Schools. It works with 571 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Havel Elementary School sits 55% larger than that benchmark.

Utica Community Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 25,574 students; Havel Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Havel Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian. Compared to Macomb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Havel Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Havel Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Macomb County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Havel Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jack Harvey Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Havel Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Havel Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 559 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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