OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS

OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in OVID, Michigan, overseen by Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, teacheing 30 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools (1,275 students total), OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. Compared to Shiawassee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Shiawassee County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Shiawassee County shows median household income runs about $67,404, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Shiawassee County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Leonard Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 37 (now 30). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 37.0:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.