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Williamston Discovery Elementary School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Williamston Discovery Elementary School
As an average-sized K-5 school in WILLIAMSTON, Michigan, Williamston Discovery Elementary School instructs 428 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Williamston Community Schools.
Williamston Discovery Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Williamston Community Schools, a district that serves 1,864 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Williamston Discovery Elementary School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Ingham County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Williamston Discovery Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Williamston Discovery Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at Williamston Discovery Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ingham County put median household earnings sit near $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Williamston Discovery Elementary School is one.
Williamston Explorer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Williamston Discovery Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 425 students in 2018 to 428 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
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