Whitman Elementary School

As a big primary school in PONTIAC, Michigan, Whitman Elementary School enrolls 611 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Pontiac City School District. Enrollment runs roughly 66% bigger than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 9 schools in Pontiac City School District (3,773 students total), Whitman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Whitman Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 41% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 5% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Whitman Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Oakland County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Whitman Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pontiac Academy for Excellence, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitman Elementary School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Whitman Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 580 (now 611). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 28% to 49%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.