Other / mixed grade configuration · Wakefield, MI
Wakefieldmarenisco School
Federal NCES profile for Wakefieldmarenisco School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
The verdict
Wakefieldmarenisco School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Michigan schools.
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13.9:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 45.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 236
- students enrolled
Wakefieldmarenisco School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 263501007067 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+5 students YoY
Wakefieldmarenisco School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 17.8 → 17.3 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+5 students YoY 263501007067 · Wakefield, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD
236 enr · 13.9:1 · 45.2% lunch · RII 33
Nearest enrollment peer: Hatton Elementary School (236 students)
Wakefieldmarenisco School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.8 → 17.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →
How Wakefieldmarenisco School compares
Wakefieldmarenisco 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 | 13.9:1 | ▼ 21% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 45.2% | ▼ 17% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 236 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 91.9% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 15.3, Wakefieldmarenisco School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
District finance for Wakefield-Marenisco School District reports $15,421 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
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 (~236 students)
Frequently asked questions about Wakefieldmarenisco School
How many students attend Wakefieldmarenisco School?
Wakefieldmarenisco School has 236 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wakefield, MI. CCD year-over-year: 252 (2022-23) → 257 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wakefieldmarenisco School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wakefieldmarenisco School is 13.9:1, which is 21% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 11% 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 Wakefieldmarenisco School?
45.2% of students at Wakefieldmarenisco School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wakefieldmarenisco School?
The largest demographic group at Wakefieldmarenisco School is White at 91.9% of enrollment, in Wakefield, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wakefieldmarenisco School?
Wakefieldmarenisco School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (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 Wakefield-Marenisco School District?
None reported; Wakefield-Marenisco School District operates only Wakefieldmarenisco School as a public school district in NCES's records.