Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School

Located at 310 S ELM ST, in SUTTONS BAY, Michigan, Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School is a modestly sized primary school that teaches 214 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Suttons Bay Public Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Suttons Bay Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 488 students; Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 15% Native American, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Leelanau County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Leelanau County) records that median household earnings sit near $99,422, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Leelanau County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,842 students), Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Suttons Bay Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School's enrollment has rose 35% since 2018, when it stood at 159 (now 214). The White share of enrollment increased from 36% to 49% over that span.

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