Perry Early Learning Center

Perry Early Learning Center is a small K-5 school in YPSILANTI, Michigan, part of Ypsilanti Community Schools. The school teaches 271 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Ypsilanti Community Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,260 students. Perry Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Perry Early Learning Center reports that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 14% White, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Perry Early Learning Center logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Washtenaw County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, census data for Washtenaw County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Perry Early Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Perry Early Learning Center operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perry Early Learning Center has edged down 8%, going from 294 students in 2018 to 271 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.