Mary McGuire School

Set in MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Mary McGuire School is a close-knit elementary campus, run under Mt. Pleasant City School District. It caters to 276 students across grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Mary McGuire School sits 25% below that benchmark.

Mt. Pleasant City School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,341 students. Mary McGuire School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mary McGuire School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Isabella County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary McGuire School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Isabella County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,237 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Isabella County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students), of which Mary McGuire School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Renaissance Public School Academy, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Mary McGuire School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Mary McGuire School's enrollment has ticked up 61% since 2018, when it stood at 171 (now 276). Over the same period, the White share declined from 72% to 66%.

On allk12, members of the Mary McGuire School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.