Perry Elementary Early Learning Center

Perry Elementary Early Learning Center is one of the modestly sized primary schools in PERRY, Michigan, run under Perry Public Schools, with 193 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Perry Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 976 students; Perry Elementary Early Learning Center is among them.

Looking at the student body, Perry Elementary Early Learning Center shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Perry Elementary Early Learning Center reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Shiawassee County's rate of about 45%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Shiawassee County shows median household earnings sit near $67,404, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Perry Elementary Early Learning Center is one of 31 public schools in Shiawassee County (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students).

Nearest neighbor: Perry Upper Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Perry Elementary Early Learning Center operates from a countryside location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 47%: 364 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.