KC Ling Elementary School

KC Ling Elementary School is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in HEMLOCK, Michigan, run under Hemlock Public School District, works with 365 students in grades 1 through 4.

Hemlock Public School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,239 students; KC Ling Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KC Ling Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting KC Ling Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at KC Ling Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Saginaw County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KC Ling Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.0%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of -5.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Saginaw County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,622 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. KC Ling Elementary School is one of 75 public schools in Saginaw County (combined enrollment of about 25,621 students).

The closest other public school is Hemlock Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KC Ling Elementary School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

KC Ling Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KC Ling Elementary School has contracted 4%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.