Pathfinder School

As a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in PINCKNEY, Michigan, Pathfinder School caters to 473 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Pinckney Community Schools.

Pathfinder School is one of 6 schools operated by Pinckney Community Schools, a district that serves 2,023 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pathfinder School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Livingston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Pathfinder School higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pathfinder School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 57.9%; actual is 46.0%, a gap of -11.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Livingston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,039 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Livingston County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), Pathfinder School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: The LINK A Pathway to Success, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pathfinder School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Pathfinder School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 468 (now 473).

On the community side, the feed for Pathfinder School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.