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Morrish Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Morrish Elementary School
Morrish Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan, run under Swartz Creek Community Schools, with 435 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.
Across the 8 schools in Swartz Creek Community Schools (3,483 students total), Morrish Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Morrish Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Morrish Elementary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Genesee County put the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morrish Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).
The closest other public school is Transition Center, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Morrish Elementary School operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morrish Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 442 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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