📍 4400 Highbridge Rd, Brethren, Manistee County, 49619
KND Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brethren, Manistee County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kaleva Norman Dickson School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
KND Elementary enrolls 289 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.5% American Indian or Alaska Native and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 88% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 289 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
KND 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-20, state senate district 35, state house district 101.
KND Elementary is one of 3 schools in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, based in BRETHREN, Michigan. The district serves 514 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, KND Elementary is larger than the district average of about 171 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant