KND Elementary

KND Elementary, an intimate primary school in BRETHREN, Michigan, run under Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, instructs 289 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 3 schools in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District (514 students total), KND Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, KND Elementary logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Native American. Compared to Manistee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, KND Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at KND Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Manistee County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KND Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.3%, the actual is 23.4%, a residual of -8.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Manistee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,516 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Manistee County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,511 students), KND Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brethren Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. KND Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 289).

Inside the community feed, members of the KND Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.