Kingsley Montgomery School

Kingsley Montgomery School is a micro-enrollment all-grades campus in WATERFORD, Michigan, part of Waterford School District. The school teaches 45 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

Within Waterford School District, which oversees 17 schools and 6,641 students, Kingsley Montgomery School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kingsley Montgomery School reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Oakland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Kingsley Montgomery School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Kingsley Montgomery School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Kingsley Montgomery School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Waterford Montessori Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Kingsley Montgomery School's enrollment has declined 45% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 45). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 5.3:1 in 2018 to 4.0:1 today.

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