Enrollment
46
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Big Bay, MI
Powell Twp Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Powell Twp Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 262919006505
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 8
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Powell Twp Elementary School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 47.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 46
- students enrolled
Powell Twp Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Powell Township Schools · Michigan
NCES ID 262919006505 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
47.6%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Powell Twp Elementary School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Powell Twp Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Powell Twp Elementary School sits near the smaller end of the Michigan enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Powell Twp Elementary School falls within the wide middle of the Michigan distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Powell Twp Elementary School's 47.8% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Powell Twp Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Big Bay, Michigan, enrolling 46 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Powell Twp Elementary School is leaner than roughly 93% of Michigan schools and 47% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 47.6% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Michigan schools, with 46 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Among 60 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Michigan schools statewide, it ranks #53, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 460 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Powell Township Schools spends $37,361 per pupil, 177% above the Michigan average, a better-resourced district than most.
Powell Township Schools operates only this one school, so Powell Twp Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 46 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Michigan's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Powell Twp Elementary School compares
Powell Twp Elementary 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 | 9.2:1 | ▼ 47% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 47.6% | ▼ 12% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 46 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
46
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
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
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 7% in Michigan - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
47.8%
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
$37,361
per pupil, district-wide
- above Michigan avg of $13,507
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 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 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 4.3%
Asian 2.2%
Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.1, Powell Twp Elementary School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Powell Township Schools, which includes Powell Twp Elementary School.
$37,361
Per student
+177%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
+125%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.3%
State 13.3%
Federal 4.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~46 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Powell Twp Elementary School
How many students attend Powell Twp Elementary School?
Powell Twp Elementary School has 46 students enrolled. It is a public school in Big Bay, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Powell Twp Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Powell Twp Elementary School is 9.2:1, which is 47% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 41% 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 Powell Twp Elementary School?
47.6% of students at Powell Twp Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Powell Twp Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Powell Twp Elementary School is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Big Bay, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Powell Twp Elementary School?
Powell Twp Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower 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 Powell Township Schools?
None reported; Powell Township Schools operates only Powell Twp Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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