Other / mixed grade configuration · Copper Harbor, MI

Grant Township School

Federal NCES profile for Grant Township School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 261656005389
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grant Township School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Michigan schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Michigan.

53
Resource Index · Higher
5:1
small classes for Michigan
5
students enrolled

Grant Township School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 261656005389 · Copper Harbor, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

5 enr · 5:1 · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Grant Township School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

How Grant Township School compares

Grant Township School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5:1 ▼ 71% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 5 top 99% - -

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

5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
5
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher - 71% below state mean
Top 3% in Michigan - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Grant Township School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

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.

Frequently asked questions about Grant Township School

How many students attend Grant Township School?

Grant Township School has 5 students enrolled. It is a public school in Copper Harbor, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Township School?

The student-teacher ratio at Grant Township School is 5:1, which is 71% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grant Township School?

The largest demographic group at Grant Township School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Copper Harbor, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grant Township School?

Grant Township School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Grant Township S/D #2?

None reported; Grant Township S/D #2 operates only Grant Township School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

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