John F Kennedy Elem School

John F Kennedy Elem School operates as a tight-knit elementary school in MANISTEE, Michigan, overseen by Manistee Area Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades 3 through 5. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Manistee Area Public Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,247 students, John F Kennedy Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, John F Kennedy Elem School reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, John F Kennedy Elem School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Manistee County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, John F Kennedy Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 38.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Manistee County) shows that median household earnings sit near $63,516, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. John F Kennedy Elem School is one of 14 public schools in Manistee County (combined enrollment of about 6,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Casman Alternative Academy, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around John F Kennedy Elem School.

John F Kennedy Elem School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. John F Kennedy Elem School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 270). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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