Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary

Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in HOWELL, Michigan, one of the schools within Howell Public Schools, caters to 416 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Howell Public Schools comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,045 students; Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Livingston County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Livingston County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,039 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary is one of 48 public schools in Livingston County (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northwest Elementary School, around 2.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 416). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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