📍 12170 Us Highway 23 S, Ossineke, Alpena County, 49766
Sanborn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ossineke, Alpena County. The school has 195 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpena Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sanborn Elementary enrolls 195 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 195 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sanborn Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Sanborn 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 195 students, Sanborn 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 - Fringe