Manistee ISD Center Programs

Manistee ISD Center Programs, an one-room-style all-grades campus in MANISTEE, Michigan, run under Manistee ISD, teaches 46 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 84% leaner than typical.

Manistee ISD Center Programs sits inside Manistee ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Manistee ISD Center Programs reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Manistee County put median household income runs about $63,516, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Manistee County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,511 students), Manistee ISD Center Programs is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy, roughly 2.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manistee ISD Center Programs has contracted 4%, going from 48 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 80% across the same window.

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