MioAuSable Elementary School

MioAuSable Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary campus in MIO, Michigan, overseen by Mio-AuSable Schools. The school caters to 234 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 2 schools in Mio-AuSable Schools (497 students total), MioAuSable Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MioAuSable Elementary School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Oscoda County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, MioAuSable Elementary School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting MioAuSable Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MioAuSable Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oscoda County put median household income runs about $49,515, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MioAuSable Elementary School is one of 3 public schools in Oscoda County (combined enrollment of about 806 students).

MioAuSable High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 234 in 2025.

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