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Lake City, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Lake City Area School District #323 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,283 per pupil, Lake City Area School District ranks #496 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,171
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,283
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake City Area School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,171 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Missaukee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,283 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.6% local, 52.8% state, and 19.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #323 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 317:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake City High School, with a diversity index of 18.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lake City Elementary School, enrolling 508 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake City Elementary School accounts for 43.4% of all Lake City Area School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lake City Area School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lake City Area School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lake City Area School District student-counselor ratio is 317:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Lake City Area School District is typically wider than the Lake City Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake City Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Lake City Area School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lake City Area School District?
Lake City Area School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,171 students.
How much does Lake City Area School District spend per student?
Lake City Area School District spends $12,283 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #323 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lake City Area School District?
Lake City Area School District students are 91.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake City Area School District?
Lake City Area School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #323 out of 707 districts in Michigan.