Memorial Elementary 12 Campus

Memorial Elementary 12 Campus operates as a moderately sized primary school in GARDEN CITY, Michigan, overseen by Garden City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 419 students spanning grades 1 through 2.

Garden City Public Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,193 students; Memorial Elementary 12 Campus is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memorial Elementary 12 Campus shows that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Memorial Elementary 12 Campus has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Memorial Elementary 12 Campus tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Memorial Elementary 12 Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Memorial Elementary 12 Campus is one.

Tipton Academy 48 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memorial Elementary 12 Campus has edged down 6%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.