North Pointe Elementary

North Pointe Elementary, a low-enrollment K-5 school in SOUTHGATE, Michigan, run under Southgate Community School District, caters to 218 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

North Pointe Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Southgate Community School District, a district that caters to 3,857 students overall.

In terms of who attends, North Pointe Elementary lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), North Pointe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beacon Day Treatment Center, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

North Pointe Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

On allk12, members of the North Pointe Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.