📍 7667 Us Highway 23 N, Alpena, Alpena County, 49707
Hinks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alpena, Alpena County. The school has 137 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpena Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hinks Elementary enrolls 137 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.4% Two or more races and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 137 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 73 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hinks Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 36, state house district 106.
Hinks Elementary is one of 9 schools in Alpena Public Schools, based in ALPENA, Michigan. The district serves 3,553 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 137 students, Hinks Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant