North Branch Elementary School

Located at 4055 ELM CREEK RD, in NORTH BRANCH, Michigan, North Branch Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus that serves 964 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of North Branch Area Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 161% above the state mean of about 369.

Across the 4 schools in North Branch Area Schools (2,423 students total), North Branch Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Branch Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lapeer County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting North Branch Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, North Branch Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 56.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Lapeer County shows median household income runs about $77,306, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lapeer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students), North Branch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ruth Fox Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Branch Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 964 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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