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11930 S W BAY SHORE DR, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 • LEELANAU County
(231) 995-3800

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 00645763
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, regular school
Grades Offered PK-8
Locale Setting Suburb: Small
School Day Length 6.75 hrs/day
County FIPS 26089
Physical Location Address 11930 S W Bay Shore Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684-5258

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
109
Teachers (FTE)
18.10
Student-Teacher Ratio
6.02:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 93.6% Asian: 3.7% Hispanic / Latino: 0.9% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.9% American Indian / Alaska Native: 0.9%
109 Students
White 102 est. 93.6%
Asian 4 est. 3.7%
Hispanic / Latino 1 est. 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 est. 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 est. 0.9%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
50
45.9%
♀
Female Students
59
54.1%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 119 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 20 (16.8%) Kindergarten: 13 (10.9%) Transitional Kindergarten: 4 (3.4%) 1st Grade: 14 (11.8%) 2nd Grade: 9 (7.6%) 3rd Grade: 12 (10.1%) 4th Grade: 8 (6.7%) 5th Grade: 14 (11.8%) 6th Grade: 14 (11.8%) 7th Grade: 11 (9.2%)
119 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 20 16.8%
Kindergarten 13 10.9%
Transitional Kindergarten 4 3.4%
1st Grade 14 11.8%
2nd Grade 9 7.6%
3rd Grade 12 10.1%
4th Grade 8 6.7%
5th Grade 14 11.8%
6th Grade 14 11.8%
7th Grade 11 9.2%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 100 200 2019-2020: 96 students 96 2019-2020 2021-2022: 133 students 133 +38.5% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 109 students 109 -18% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 109 18.1 6.0:1 PK-8 Nonsectarian
2021-2022 133 14.9 8.9:1 PK-8 Nonsectarian
2019-2020 96 14.9 6.4:1 PK-8 Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 49684)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $600,000
$0k 0% $150k 5% $300k 10% $450k 15% $600k 20% ZIP 49684 Income: $75,678 $76k ZIP 49684 Home Value: $375,700 $376k ZIP 49684 This ZIP Traverse City Income: $81,413 $81k Traverse City Home Value: $317,425 $317k Traverse City City Average LEELANAU County Income: $92,800 $93k LEELANAU County Home Value: $514,714 $515k LEELANAU County County Average Michigan Income: $73,336 $73k Michigan Home Value: $214,353 $214k Michigan State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 49684 Poverty Rate: 8.5% 8.5% Traverse City Poverty Rate: 8.8% 8.8% LEELANAU County Poverty Rate: 7.8% 7.8% Michigan Poverty Rate: 12.8% 12.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 49684 Current ZIP
$75,678 $375,700 8.5% 21,328
Traverse City (City Average)
$81,413 $317,425 8.8% 78,376
LEELANAU County (County Average)
$92,800 $514,714 7.8% 32,951
Michigan (State Average)
$73,336 $214,353 12.8% 9,684,177
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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