Salk Elementary School

Salk Elementary School is a primary school of average-sized scale in CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, part of Fraser Public Schools, hosting 455 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Salk Elementary School sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

Fraser Public Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,366 students. Salk Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Salk Elementary School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Salk Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 43.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Macomb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salk Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fraser High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salk Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salk Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Salk Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Salk Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 455). Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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