Muskegon Maritime Academy

As a tiny elementary-level community in MUSKEGON, Michigan, Muskegon Maritime Academy caters to 141 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Muskegon Maritime Academy. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Muskegon Maritime Academy is a school of Muskegon Maritime Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Muskegon Maritime Academy records that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Other groups include 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Muskegon County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Muskegon Maritime Academy shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 87% of students at Muskegon Maritime Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Muskegon County's rate of about 59%.

Around the school, census data for Muskegon County shows median household income runs about $65,024, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Muskegon County's 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), Muskegon Maritime Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Three Oaks Public School Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Muskegon Maritime Academy operates from a downtown location. Muskegon Maritime Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.