Thirkell Elementary School Demographics
Student Counts
| Grade |
No. Students |
| EIDC (0-3 yrs) |
4 |
| Pre Kindergarten |
48 |
| Kindergarten |
103 |
| First |
96 |
| Second |
83 |
| Third |
85 |
| Fourth |
70 |
| Fifth |
89 |
| Total: |
578 |
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity |
Percentage |
Students |
|
Black or African American |
99.5% |
575 |
|
Asian American |
0.3% |
2 |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
0.2% |
1 |
| Total |
578 |
Gender Distribution
| Gender |
Percentage |
No. Students |
| |
Male |
54.0% |
312 |
| |
Female |
46.0% |
266 |
Special Education
| Grade |
No. Students |
| EIDC (0-3 yrs) |
4 |
| Pre Kindergarten |
16 |
| Kindergarten |
10 |
| First |
9 |
| Second |
12 |
| Third |
13 |
| Fourth |
11 |
| Fifth |
19 |
| Total |
94 |
Meals
91.8% of students at Thirkell Elementary School participate in the free and reduced meal programs.
| Grade |
Free |
Reduced |
Paid |
| EIDC (0-3 yrs) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Pre Kindergarten |
45 |
0 |
3 |
| Kindergarten |
93 |
0 |
10 |
| First |
83 |
1 |
12 |
| Second |
74 |
0 |
9 |
| Third |
80 |
1 |
4 |
| Fourth |
67 |
0 |
3 |
| Fifth |
83 |
0 |
6 |
| Total |
529 |
2 |
47 |
| Total % |
91.5% |
0.3% |
8.1% |
Note: student count, ethnicity, gender distribution, special education, bilingual and meal status numbers are based on enrollment information and may differ from FTE numbers reported to the State of Michigan Department of Education. Please contact the Department of Pupil Population Management for official information.