Rapid City Elementary School

Rapid City Elementary School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in RAPID CITY, Michigan, operated by Kalkaska Public Schools, hosting 70 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 369.

Kalkaska Public Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,333 students; Rapid City Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Rapid City Elementary School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 4% multiracial. Compared to Kalkaska County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 77% of students at Rapid City Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Kalkaska County's rate of about 55%.

In the broader community, Kalkaska County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,578 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Kalkaska County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,728 students), of which Rapid City Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Sunrise Academy, roughly 6.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rapid City Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 70). Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Rapid City Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.