Parke Lane Elementary School

Located at 21610 PARKE LN, in GROSSE ILE, Michigan, Parke Lane Elementary School is a small primary school that instructs 287 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Grosse Ile Township Schools. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Grosse Ile Township Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,493 students; Parke Lane Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Parke Lane Elementary School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate 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%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Parke Lane Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Grosse Ile Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parke Lane Elementary School has shrank 28%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Parke Lane Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.