Wilson Elementary

Set in HERRON, Michigan, Wilson Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, one of the schools within Alpena Public Schools. It enrolls 220 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Wilson Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Alpena Public Schools, a district that instructs 3,553 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wilson Elementary reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Alpena County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Wilson Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Wilson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Wilson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Wilson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 42.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Alpena County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,950, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Alpena County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,598 students), of which Wilson Elementary is one.

Thunder Bay Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson Elementary has expanded 3%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 220 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 96% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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