Michigamme Elementary School

Set in PORT HURON, Michigan, Michigamme Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school, part of Port Huron Area School District. It serves 341 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Port Huron Area School District comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 6,916 students; Michigamme Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Michigamme Elementary School lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Michigamme Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.1%; Michigamme Elementary School posts 22.2%, -15.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household income runs about $71,270, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across St. Clair County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), Michigamme Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Michigamme Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Michigamme Elementary School has declined 7%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.