Kosciuszko School

Located at 2333 BURGER ST, in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, Kosciuszko School is a small middle school that enrolls 279 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Hamtramck School District of the City of. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 502.

Within Hamtramck School District of the City of, which oversees 8 schools and 2,874 students, Kosciuszko School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Kosciuszko School reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Asian, 12% Black. Compared to Wayne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kosciuszko School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Kosciuszko School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kosciuszko School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.8%; this one delivers 20.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Kosciuszko School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dickinson West Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kosciuszko School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share rose from 32% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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