South Range Elementary School

South Range Elementary School, a close-knit K-5 school in SOUTH RANGE, Michigan, part of Adams Township School District, works with 204 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

South Range Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Adams Township School District, a district that serves 474 students overall.

In terms of who attends, South Range Elementary School lists that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at South Range Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Range Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.4%; South Range Elementary School posts 61.6%, +14.2 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Houghton County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,899 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Houghton County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students), of which South Range Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jeffers High School, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around South Range Elementary School. On composite proficiency, South Range Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Range Elementary School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 231 (now 204). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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