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Otisville, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Lakeville Community School District #325 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,438 per pupil, Lakeville Community School District ranks #467 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,071
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,438
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakeville Community School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,071 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,438 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 19.6% local, 64.6% state, and 15.8% 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 #325 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.
a 224.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbiaville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lakeville High School, enrolling 354 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Lakeville High School accounts for 33.1% of all Lakeville Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lakeville Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Lakeville Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Lakeville Community School District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lakeville Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Lakeville Community 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 Lakeville Community School District?
Lakeville Community School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,071 students.
How much does Lakeville Community School District spend per student?
Lakeville Community School District spends $12,438 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #325 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lakeville Community School District?
Lakeville Community School District students are 90.5% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakeville Community School District?
Lakeville Community School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #325 out of 707 districts in Michigan.