Shawnee Elementary School

Shawnee Elementary School, a substantial elementary-level community in MACOMB, Michigan, part of Chippewa Valley Schools, instructs 662 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 79% bigger than typical.

Shawnee Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Chippewa Valley Schools, a district that enrolls 14,504 students overall.

On demographics, Shawnee Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Shawnee Elementary School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Shawnee Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Macomb County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shawnee Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 50.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Macomb County put the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Macomb County's 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), Shawnee Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Cheyenne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shawnee Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shawnee Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawnee Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 808 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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