Meachum Elementary

Meachum Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in MILLINGTON, Michigan, run under Millington Community Schools, with 476 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

Meachum Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Millington Community Schools, a district that instructs 1,093 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Meachum Elementary reports that nearly all students (97%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, Meachum Elementary logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Meachum Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.2%, the actual is 42.8%, a residual of +0.7 points.

In the area at large, Tuscola County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,811, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Tuscola County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,459 students), of which Meachum Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: MALC, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meachum Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Meachum Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 476 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.