Onekama Consolidated Schools

Onekama Consolidated Schools is a middle-of-the-pack multi-level school in ONEKAMA, Michigan, part of Onekama Consolidated Schools. The school educates 294 students in grades K through 12.

Onekama Consolidated Schools is the operating authority for Onekama Consolidated Schools, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Onekama Consolidated Schools lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Manistee County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Manistee County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Onekama Consolidated Schools sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.6%; actual is 64.0%, +14.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Manistee County) reports that median household income runs about $63,516, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Manistee County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,511 students), Onekama Consolidated Schools is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bear Lake Elementary School, around 4.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Onekama Consolidated Schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 33%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 86% to 92%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.