Pine Knob Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in CLARKSTON, Michigan, Pine Knob Elementary School educates 487 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Clarkston Community School District. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Clarkston Community School District, which oversees 13 schools and 6,670 students, Pine Knob Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Pine Knob Elementary School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Pine Knob Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pine Knob Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.8%, the actual is 63.4%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Pine Knob Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Sashabaw Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pine Knob Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

Pine Knob Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Knob Elementary School has decreased 3%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.