Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary campus in ADRIAN, Michigan, overseen by Adrian Public Schools. The school caters to 280 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Lincoln Elementary School sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Adrian Public Schools (2,657 students total), Lincoln Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Lenawee County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lenawee County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 44.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Lenawee County shows median household earnings sit near $70,518, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lenawee County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Alexander Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 344 (now 280). White enrollment moved from 68% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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