Skip to main content
MI Regular School Elementary School

Besser Elementary School

Compare
375 WILSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707 • Alpena County
(989) 358-5100
Website

Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview

NCES 2024-2025
Total Students
470
Teachers (FTE)
25.6
Student-Teacher Ratio
18.4:1
FRPL Eligible
279
(59.4%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility Total Eligible: 279 of 470 (59.4%)
Free Lunch: 263 (56%)
Reduced-Price: 16 (3.4%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 191 (40.6%)

Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)

0 300 600 2020-2021: 419 students 419 2020-2021 2021-2022: 429 students 429 +2.4% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 456 students 456 +6.3% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 493 students 493 +8.1% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 470 students 470 -4.7% 2024-2025

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

NCES 2024-2025
White: 416 (88.5%) Two or More Races (Multiracial): 29 (6.2%) Hispanic / Latino: 20 (4.3%) Asian: 2 (0.4%) American Indian / Alaska Native: 1 (0.2%) Black or African American: 1 (0.2%) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1 (0.2%)
470 Students
White 416 88.5%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 29 6.2%
Hispanic / Latino 20 4.3%
Asian 2 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0.2%
Black or African American 1 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0.2%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 470 Students
Grade 1: 76 (16.2%) Grade 2: 83 (17.7%) Grade 3: 76 (16.2%) Grade 4: 83 (17.7%) Grade 5: 81 (17.2%) Kindergarten: 71 (15.1%)
470 Students
Grade 1 76 16.2%
Grade 2 83 17.7%
Grade 3 76 16.2%
Grade 4 83 17.7%
Grade 5 81 17.2%
Kindergarten 71 15.1%

Student Gender Distribution

Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.

NCES 2024-2025
M
Male Students
231
49.1%
F
Female Students
239
50.9%