North LeValley Elem School

North LeValley Elem School is one of the rural-scale K-5 schools in IONIA, Michigan, part of Ionia Township S/D #2, with 10 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 97% smaller than typical.

Ionia Township S/D #2 is the operating authority for North LeValley Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North LeValley Elem School records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the resource side, On paper, North LeValley Elem School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ionia County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ionia County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,611, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. North LeValley Elem School is one of 30 public schools in Ionia County (combined enrollment of about 10,506 students).

Haynor School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. North LeValley Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 10). White enrollment moved from 87% to 100% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.