KI Sawyer Elementary School

KI Sawyer Elementary School is a small primary school in GWINN, Michigan, one of the schools within Gwinn Area Community Schools. The school hosts 207 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Gwinn Area Community Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 892 students; KI Sawyer Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, KI Sawyer Elementary School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest comes out to 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KI Sawyer Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting KI Sawyer Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Marquette County's rate of about 34%.

In the surrounding community, Marquette County reports that median household income runs about $65,429, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Marquette County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,657 students), of which KI Sawyer Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gwinn MiddleHigh School, around 4.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 85% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.