Leonard Elementary School

Located at 732 MABBIT RD, in OVID, Michigan, Leonard Elementary School is an intimate elementary school that teaches 284 students (grades K through 2), operated by Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,275 students; Leonard Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Leonard Elementary School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Shiawassee County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Shiawassee County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,404, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shiawassee County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), of which Leonard Elementary School is one.

OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025.

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