Laingsburg Elementary School

Set in LAINGSBURG, Michigan, Laingsburg Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Laingsburg Community Schools. It serves 521 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

Within Laingsburg Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,112 students, Laingsburg Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Laingsburg Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Laingsburg Elementary School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Laingsburg Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Shiawassee County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Laingsburg Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.7%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Shiawassee County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,404 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Shiawassee County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), of which Laingsburg Elementary School is one.

Laingsburg Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laingsburg Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.1%.

Laingsburg Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Laingsburg Elementary School has climbed 5%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.