Turrill Elementary School

Turrill Elementary School is one of the mid-sized primary schools in LAPEER, Michigan, overseen by Lapeer Community Schools, with 389 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Lapeer Community Schools (4,064 students total), Turrill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Turrill Elementary School shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Turrill Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Turrill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lapeer County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,306 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Turrill Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lapeer High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Turrill Elementary School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Turrill Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 460 (now 389). The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Turrill Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.