Other / mixed grade configuration · Kenockee, MI

Avoca Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Avoca Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 263660007272
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👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
51
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Avoca Elementary School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Michigan schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
14.3:1
small classes for Michigan
47.6%
free-lunch eligible
243
students enrolled

Avoca Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

School address

Kenockee, MI 48006
District: Yale Public Schools · Michigan

NCES ID 263660007272 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-10 students YoY

Avoca Elementary School held near 242 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 17.2 → 16.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 263660007272 · Kenockee, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

243 enr · 14.3:1 · 47.6% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Yale Senior High School (509 students)

Avoca Elementary School held near 242 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.2 → 16.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

Avoca Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Avoca Elementary School reports 243 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Avoca Elementary School compares

Avoca Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.3:1 ▼ 18% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.6% ▼ 12% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 243 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
243
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
47.6%
free-lunch eligible - 12% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.3:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 26% in Michigan - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
30.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,836
per pupil, district-wide - below Michigan avg of $15,012
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 243 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
Two or More 3.3%
African American 1.6%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 89.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.9, Avoca Elementary School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

District finance for Yale Public Schools reports $13,836 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Avoca Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Yale Senior High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Yale Junior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Yale Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
John F Farrellemmett Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Phoenix Alternative School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Avoca Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yale Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~243 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Avoca Elementary School

How many students attend Avoca Elementary School?

Avoca Elementary School has 243 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kenockee, MI. CCD year-over-year: 252 (2022-23) → 242 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Avoca Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Avoca Elementary School is 14.3:1, which is 18% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 9% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Avoca Elementary School?

47.6% of students at Avoca Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Avoca Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Avoca Elementary School is White at 89.3% of enrollment, in Kenockee, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Avoca Elementary School?

Avoca Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Yale Public Schools?

Besides Avoca Elementary School, Yale Public Schools also operates Yale Senior High School (509 students), Yale Junior High School (425 students), and Yale Elementary School (329 students). See the Yale Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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