📍 663 Poplar St, Ishpeming, Marquette County, 49849
Birchview School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ishpeming, Marquette County. The school has 237 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birchview School enrolls 237 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 11% Two or more races and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 237 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Birchview School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 38, state house district 109.
Birchview School is one of 4 schools in Ishpeming Public School District No. 1, based in ISHPEMING, Michigan. The district serves 629 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 237 students, Birchview School is larger than the district average of about 157 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote