Morgan Elementary School

Morgan Elementary School is a high-enrollment K-5 school in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan, run under Utica Community Schools. The school educates 563 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Morgan Elementary School sits 53% above that benchmark.

Utica Community Schools runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 25,574 students. Morgan Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Morgan Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Morgan Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Morgan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 62.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Macomb County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, 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 Morgan Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Malow Junior High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Morgan Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 563 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.