North Central Elementary School

North Central Elementary School operates as an one-room-style elementary school in HERMANSVILLE, Michigan, one of the schools within North Central Area Schools. Current enrollment sits at 123 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so North Central Elementary School sits 67% smaller than that benchmark.

North Central Area Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 284 students; North Central Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Central Elementary School lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 5% Native American. Compared to Menominee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, North Central Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting North Central Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Menominee County put median household income runs about $56,435, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Menominee County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,979 students), of which North Central Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Central Middle School, around 4.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Central Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 36%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 123 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 96% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.