Pied Piper School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Alpena, Michigan

Pied Piper School in Alpena, Michigan enrolled 45 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 6.4 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 40%

38 students in 2022-23, 40 students in 2023-24, 45 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Pied Piper School by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23382023-24402024-2545
Students enrolled at Pied Piper School by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23382023-24402024-2545
Students enrolled at Pied Piper School by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23382023-24402024-2545
Students enrolled at Pied Piper School by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23382023-24402024-2545
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23385.07.6
2023-24407.05.7
2024-25457.06.4

6.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Pied Piper School 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPied Piper School 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Pied Piper School 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPied Piper School 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Pied Piper School 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPied Piper School 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Pied Piper School 6.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPied Piper School 6.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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 Pied Piper School enrolled 54 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent55.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.6% of students were White, 4.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White95.6%
  2. Hispanic4.4%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Pied Piper School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math21‑39%not published34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Pied Piper School

  1. How much Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  2. The largest public schools in MichiganPied Piper School is the number 253 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#253 of 318
  3. Michigan schools by students per teacher6.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.6.4:1
  4. 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 Pied Piper School

  1. How many students attend Pied Piper School?
    45 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 38 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Alpena, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pied Piper School?
    6.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pied Piper School a Title I school?
    Pied Piper School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pied Piper School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pied Piper School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pied Piper School in?
    Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District, NCES district ID 2680120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268012000111 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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