Immanuel Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 101 students
Besser Elementary School
375 Wilson St, Alpena, MI 49707
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
470
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alpena Public Schools
Alpena County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Besser Elementary School
Besser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Alpena, Michigan, serving grades K–5. It is part of Alpena Public Schools. The school is located in a remote town in Alpena County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 470 students were enrolled, with about 18.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 470 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Alpena Public Schools
- County
- Alpena County
- NCES school ID
- 260273007409
Schools near Besser Elementary School
All 10 schools in Alpena →
Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 146 students
All Saints Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 91 students
Ella M White Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 440 students
Hinks Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 132 students
Wilson Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 220 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.