📍 4999 S Herron Rd, Herron, Alpena County, 49744
Wilson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Herron, Alpena County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpena Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson Elementary enrolls 260 students across grades K–5. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 260 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilson 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.
Wilson 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 260 students, Wilson 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