Traverse Heights Elem School

Traverse Heights Elem School is an intimate K-5 school in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, one of the schools within Traverse City Area Public Schools. The school serves 245 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Traverse City Area Public Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,546 students. Traverse Heights Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Traverse Heights Elem School reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Traverse Heights Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at Traverse Heights Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Grand Traverse County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Grand Traverse County put the typical household earns roughly $81,647 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Grand Traverse County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), Traverse Heights Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North EdNew Horizons, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 245 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 77% to 60%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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