Litchfield Elementary School

Litchfield Elementary School, a micro-enrollment K-5 school in LITCHFIELD, Michigan, overseen by Litchfield Community Schools, hosts 110 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Litchfield Elementary School sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

Litchfield Community Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 253 students. Litchfield Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Litchfield Elementary School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial. Compared to Hillsdale County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Litchfield Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsdale County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hillsdale County) logs that median household income runs about $64,242, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Litchfield Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Hillsdale County (combined enrollment of about 5,067 students).

The closest other public school is Litchfield High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 96 students in 2018 compared to 110 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 88% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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