Luther C Klager Elem School

As a modestly sized elementary campus in MANCHESTER, Michigan, Luther C Klager Elem School teaches 163 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within Manchester Community Schools. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 3 schools in Manchester Community Schools (638 students total), Luther C Klager Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Luther C Klager Elem School logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Luther C Klager Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washtenaw County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), Luther C Klager Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Manchester JuniorSenior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Luther C Klager Elem School's enrollment has shrank 63% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 163). Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 88%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.