Ida Elementary School

Set in IDA, Michigan, Ida Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus, run under Ida Public School District. It instructs 514 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Ida Public School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,432 students. Ida Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ida Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Monroe County's rate of about 41%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ida Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.1%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $77,335 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Ida Elementary School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

The closest other public school is Ida High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Ida Elementary School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Ida Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 514). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.