WakefieldMarenisco School

WakefieldMarenisco School, a small combined-grade school in WAKEFIELD, Michigan, operated by Wakefield-Marenisco School District, hosts 236 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Operationally, WakefieldMarenisco School answers to Wakefield-Marenisco School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, WakefieldMarenisco School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting WakefieldMarenisco School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gogebic County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Gogebic County put median household income runs about $52,732, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gogebic County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,524 students), of which WakefieldMarenisco School is one.

Washington School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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