Perry Upper Elementary

Perry Upper Elementary is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in PERRY, Michigan, part of Perry Public Schools, enrolling 307 students in grades 3 through 6.

Perry Upper Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Perry Public Schools, a district that instructs 976 students overall.

On demographics, Perry Upper Elementary logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Shiawassee County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Perry Upper Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Perry Upper Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Shiawassee County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shiawassee County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $67,404 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Shiawassee County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,105 students), Perry Upper Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Perry Secondary Campus Home to Perry Middle Perry High Sc is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. Perry Upper Elementary delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 306 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.