St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School

Located at 429 PORTAGE ST, in SAINT IGNACE, Michigan, St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School is an intimate elementary school that caters to 240 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under St. Ignace Area Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

St. Ignace Area Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 360 students; St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School is among them.

On demographics, St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School records that the most-represented group is Native American (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 44% White, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Mackinac County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 47.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mackinac County put the typical household earns roughly $63,909 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mackinac County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,091 students), of which St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School is one.

The closest other public school is LaSalle High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. St Ignace ElementaryMiddle School's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 240). The White share of enrollment climbed from 38% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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