Hunt Elementary School

As a moderately sized K-5 school in JACKSON, Michigan, Hunt Elementary School caters to 366 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Jackson Public Schools.

Jackson Public Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,310 students. Hunt Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hunt Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% White, 23% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Hunt Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Hunt Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Jackson County's rate of about 53%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,073 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Jackson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), of which Hunt Elementary School is one.

South Central Michigan Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 37% to 32%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.