Sequoyah Elementary School

Located at 18500 24 MILE RD, in MACOMB, Michigan, Sequoyah Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that instructs 490 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Chippewa Valley Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Sequoyah Elementary School sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

Chippewa Valley Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 14,504 students. Sequoyah Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sequoyah Elementary School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sequoyah Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.5%; this one delivers 52.1%.

In the surrounding community, Macomb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Sequoyah Elementary School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

The closest other public school is Iroquois Middle School, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sequoyah Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.5%.

Sequoyah Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sequoyah Elementary School has shrank 29%, going from 694 students in 2018 to 490 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.