Besser Elementary School (Alpena Public Schools SCH DIST.), Michigan - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Besser Elementary School is a Elementary in ALPENA, MI. It currently serves 493 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Alpena Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Alpena Public Schools School District and all schools in Michigan.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:493
Number of Teachers: 26
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.07

Location Info

Location: 375 WILSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707
Mailing Address: 375 WILSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707-1423
Phone: (989)358-5100
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 85
Grade 2 77
Grade 3 82
Grade 4 85
Grade 5 78
Kindergarten 86
Gender/Sex of Besser Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 244 49.49
Female 249 50.51
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Besser Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.20
Asian 2 0.41
Black or African American 3 0.61
Hispanic/Latino 20 4.06
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.20
Two or more races 26 5.27
White 440 89.25
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 1.23
Hispanic/Latino 9 3.69
Two or more races 17 6.97
White 215 88.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.40
Asian 2 0.80
Hispanic/Latino 11 4.42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.40
Two or more races 9 3.61
White 225 90.36

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.35
Two or more races 4 4.71
White 78 91.77
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 4 5.20
Two or more races 2 2.60
White 71 92.21
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.22
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.44
Two or more races 6 7.32
White 73 89.02
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.18
Black or African American 1 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 4 4.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.18
Two or more races 6 7.06
White 72 84.71
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.28
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.56
Two or more races 2 2.56
White 73 93.59
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.16
Hispanic/Latino 6 6.98
Two or more races 6 6.98
White 73 84.88