Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School

Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School operates as a minimally staffed unified-grade school in MOUNT CLEMENS, Michigan, run under L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 23 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Across the 17 schools in L'Anse Creuse Public Schools (9,090 students total), Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School logs that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% White, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Macomb County put median household earnings sit near $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School is one.

The closest other public school is Prevail Academy, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School's enrollment has shrank 52% since 2018, when it stood at 48 (now 23). White enrollment moved from 38% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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