Thelma Buffey Elementary

Thelma Buffey Elementary is a very small elementary school that serves part of FLINT, Michigan. Total enrollment is 43 students, and the grades served are pre-K through kindergarten. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.

Thelma Buffey Elementary reports to Kearsley Community School District, which has 7 schools and 2,834 students.

Of every 100 students at Thelma Buffey Elementary, about 58 are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 9% Black. Genesee County's residents are about 72% White, 14 points above the school's share.

Thelma Buffey Elementary reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Thelma Buffey Elementary, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County.

In Genesee County, home to about 403,305 people, the median household earns about $62,281 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Thelma Buffey Elementary shares Genesee County with 157 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Thelma Buffey Elementary is closest to Kearsley High School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Thelma Buffey Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

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