Lemmer Elementary School

Set in ESCANABA, Michigan, Lemmer Elementary School is a low-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Escanaba Area Public Schools. It teaches 296 students across grades 1 through 2.

Lemmer Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Escanaba Area Public Schools, a district that caters to 2,130 students overall.

On demographics, Lemmer Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Delta County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Delta County put the typical household earns roughly $57,809 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Delta County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,382 students), of which Lemmer Elementary School is one.

Escanaba JuniorSenior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lemmer Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 303 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 84% to 89% over that span.

On this page, members of the Lemmer Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.