Whitefish Township School

Located at 7221 NORTH M 123, in PARADISE, Michigan, Whitefish Township School is a rural-scale combined-grade school that teaches 42 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under Whitefish Township Schools. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.

Whitefish Township School sits inside Whitefish Township Schools, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Whitefish Township School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 21% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Chippewa County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at Whitefish Township School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, Chippewa County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,217, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Whitefish Township School is one of 22 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students).

Ojibwe Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 23.6 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Whitefish Township School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 42 (now 42). The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 76% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.