Lincoln School

Lincoln School, a modestly sized elementary school in PETOSKEY, Michigan, overseen by Public Schools of Petoskey, educates 237 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Within Public Schools of Petoskey, which oversees 7 schools and 2,416 students, Lincoln School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Emmet County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Lincoln School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 63.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Emmet County shows median household income runs about $78,112, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Emmet County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,138 students), Lincoln School is one campus in the mix.

Central Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 268 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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