Lybrook Elementary School

Lybrook Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community in EAU CLAIRE, Michigan, run under Eau Claire Public Schools. The school caters to 233 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 369.

Within Eau Claire Public Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 587 students, Lybrook Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lybrook Elementary School logs that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 32% Black, 32% White. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Lybrook Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Berrien County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Berrien County put median household earnings sit near $65,425, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Lybrook Elementary School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

WAY Eau Claire is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lybrook Elementary School.

Lybrook Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lybrook Elementary School has edged down 40%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 233 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 23% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.