Luce Road Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Alma, Michigan
Luce Road Elementary School in Alma, Michigan enrolled 141 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 26%
304 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 141 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 16.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 304 | 21.6 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 16.0 | 9.2 |
| 2024-25 | 141 | 16.1 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Luce Road Elementary School enrolled 294 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent32.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.9% of students were White, 15.6% Hispanic, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White75.9%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Two or more races8.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Alma
3 public elementary schools in Alma report 2024-25 enrollment; Luce Road Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 400 | 16.7 | 68.8% |
| Pine Avenue Elementary School | 265 | 15.6 | 67.2% |
| Luce Road Elementary School | 141 | 8.8 | 61.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Luce Road Elementary School
- Pine Avenue Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 265 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 400 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Luce Road Elementary School with Pine Avenue Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alma Public Schools spends per student$14,702 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,702
- The largest public schools in MichiganLuce Road Elementary School is the number 1,515 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,515 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.8.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Luce Road Elementary School
How many students attend Luce Road Elementary School?
141 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 304 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alma, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Luce Road Elementary School?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Luce Road Elementary School a Title I school?
Luce Road Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Luce Road Elementary School in?
Alma Public Schools, NCES district ID 2602640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260264007508 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.