McKinley Elementary School

McKinley Elementary School, a mid-tier primary school in WARREN, Michigan, operated by Van Dyke Public Schools, caters to 327 students, covering grades K through 5.

Van Dyke Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,026 students; McKinley Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, McKinley Elementary School reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McKinley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.0%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which McKinley Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Academy of Warren, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 327 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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