School district · Michigan

Lake City Area School District

Lake City Area School District in Michigan: 3 public schools with 1,142 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,224 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,142
Students per teacher
15.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,224
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
72.4
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
571
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

52%proficient

+10.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

501 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

45%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

501 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.7K15
$9.8K16
$9.7K17
$9.9K18
$10.6K19
$10.3K20
$11.5K21
$12.3K22
$13.8K23
$14.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $2.6M
State
59% · $11.9M
Local
28% · $5.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,982
Support services
$5,467
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$520K
Long-term debt
$20M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Lake City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–550816.150%48%
Lake City Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–826517.054%41%
Lake City High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1236914.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
710 E Mitchell St, Lake City, MI 49651
Phone
(231)839-4333
Website