Life Skills Center of Pontiac

Public school district · Oakland County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600292

Life Skills Center of Pontiac spent $23,595 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 104 students in 2024-25; 50.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Life Skills Center of Pontiac in enrollment (33 to 45 students) and Life Skills Center of Pontiac itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Life Skills Center of Pontiac, FY23Burt Township $41,714; Powell Township Schools $38,690; Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) $38,295; Glenn $24,485; Life Skills Center of Pontiac $23,595; St. Clair County Intervention Academy $19,775; WSC Academy $19,059; Charlevoix Academy $14,400; Sigel Township S/D #3F $14,294; Oneida Township S/D #3 $10,424; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kBurt Township$41,714Powell Township Schools$38,690Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)$38,295Glenn$24,485Life Skills Center of Pontiac$23,595St. Clair County Intervention …$19,775WSC Academy$19,059Charlevoix Academy$14,400Sigel Township S/D #3F$14,294Oneida Township S/D #3$10,424State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Life Skills Center of Pontiac, FY23Burt Township $41,714; Powell Township Schools $38,690; Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) $38,295; Glenn $24,485; Life Skills Center of Pontiac $23,595; St. Clair County Intervention Academy $19,775; WSC Academy $19,059; Charlevoix Academy $14,400; Sigel Township S/D #3F $14,294; Oneida Township S/D #3 $10,424; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.010k20k30k40k50kBurt Township$41,714Powell Township Schools$38,690Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)$38,295Glenn$24,485Life Skills Center of Pontiac$23,595St. Clair County Intervention Acade…$19,775WSC Academy$19,059Charlevoix Academy$14,400Sigel Township S/D #3F$14,294Oneida Township S/D #3$10,424State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Life Skills Center of Pontiac, FY23Burt Township $41,714; Powell Township Schools $38,690; Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) $38,295; Glenn $24,485; Life Skills Center of Pontiac $23,595; St. Clair County Intervention Academy $19,775; WSC Academy $19,059; Charlevoix Academy $14,400; Sigel Township S/D #3F $14,294; Oneida Township S/D #3 $10,424; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kBurt Township$41,714Powell Township Schools$38,690Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)$38,295Glenn$24,485Life Skills Center of Pontiac$23,595St. Clair County Intervention Academy$19,775WSC Academy$19,059Charlevoix Academy$14,400Sigel Township S/D #3F$14,294Oneida Township S/D #3$10,424State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Life Skills Center of Pontiac, FY23Burt Township $41,714; Powell Township Schools $38,690; Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) $38,295; Glenn $24,485; Life Skills Center of Pontiac $23,595; St. Clair County Intervention Academy $19,775; WSC Academy $19,059; Charlevoix Academy $14,400; Sigel Township S/D #3F $14,294; Oneida Township S/D #3 $10,424; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k50kBurt Township$41,714Powell Township Schools$38,690Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)$38,295Glenn$24,485Life Skills Center of Pontiac$23,595St. Clair County Intervention Academy$19,775WSC Academy$19,059Charlevoix Academy$14,400Sigel Township S/D #3F$14,294Oneida Township S/D #3$10,424State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$913,000 in revenue: 50.1% state, 44.2% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $11,000 of capital outlay was $884,000, or $23,892 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Life Skills Center of Pontiac revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $457,000; Local $404,000; Federal $52,000; total $913,000.
  • State$457,000 50%
  • Local$404,000 44%
  • Federal$52,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

37 students in 2022-23, 79 students in 2023-24, 104 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Life Skills Center of Pontiac enrollment by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23372023-24792024-25104
Life Skills Center of Pontiac enrollment by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23372023-24792024-25104
Life Skills Center of Pontiac enrollment by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23372023-24792024-25104
Life Skills Center of Pontiac enrollment by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23372023-24792024-25104

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23371.037.0
2023-24796.612.0
2024-251046.216.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

21-39% of the 24 students in Life Skills Center of Pontiac's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate21‑39%81.8%
Students in the class24115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 104 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Flex High School of Pontiac10416.779.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Life Skills Center of Pontiac

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Life Skills Center of Pontiac

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentLife Skills Center of Pontiac ranks 26 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,595).#26 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganLife Skills Center of Pontiac is the number 865 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 37 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#865 of 892
  3. St. Clair County Intervention AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 40 students in fall 2022, $19,775 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,775
  4. Burt Township School DistrictThe next smaller Michigan district: 35 students in fall 2022, $41,714 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$41,714
  5. Compare Life Skills Center of Pontiac with St. Clair County Intervention AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Flex High School of Pontiac, its largest high school104 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.104
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Life Skills Center of Pontiac

  1. How many schools and students are in Life Skills Center of Pontiac?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 104 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Life Skills Center of Pontiac spend per student?
    $23,595 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Life Skills Center of Pontiac's money come from?
    $913,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.1% state, 44.2% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Life Skills Center of Pontiac?
    21-39% of the 24 students in Life Skills Center of Pontiac's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Life Skills Center of Pontiac's NCES district ID?
    2600292. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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