Holmes Elementary

Holmes Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in YPSILANTI, Michigan, run under Ypsilanti Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 191 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Holmes Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Ypsilanti Community Schools, a district that works with 3,260 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Holmes Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 20% White, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Holmes Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Washtenaw County's rate of about 34%.

In the area at large, census data for Washtenaw County shows median household earnings sit near $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Holmes Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Global Tech Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Holmes Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Holmes Elementary's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 191). Black enrollment moved from 67% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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