Rose City School

Located at 515 Harrington, in Rose City, Michigan, Rose City School is a micro-enrollment primary school that caters to 103 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of West Branch-Rose City Area Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Rose City School sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in West Branch-Rose City Area Schools (1,844 students total), Rose City School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rose City School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Rose City School lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Rose City School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ogemaw County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ogemaw County put the typical household earns roughly $54,666 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ogemaw County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,972 students), of which Rose City School is one.

Ogemaw Heights High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.8 miles from this campus.

Rose City School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 147 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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