Ojibwe Charter School

As a small all-grades campus in BRIMLEY, Michigan, Ojibwe Charter School educates 125 students from grades K through 12, operated by Ojibwe Charter School. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Ojibwe Charter School sits inside Ojibwe Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Ojibwe Charter School shows that nearly all students (83%) are Native American. The remainder is composed of 13% White, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Ojibwe Charter School shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Ojibwe Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at Ojibwe Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Chippewa County's rate of about 54%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chippewa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,217 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chippewa County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), Ojibwe Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Brimley Area School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus.

The school occupies an outlying site. Ojibwe Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ojibwe Charter School has grew 20%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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