Lighthouse Academy

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600949

Lighthouse Academy spent $21,047 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 7 schools enrolled 370 students in 2024-25; 65.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-34% (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 Lighthouse Academy in enrollment (338 to 354 students) and Lighthouse Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Lighthouse Academy, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; Cole Academy $9,647; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Ac…$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026Cole Academy$9,647State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Lighthouse Academy, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; Cole Academy $9,647; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026Cole Academy$9,647State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Lighthouse Academy, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; Cole Academy $9,647; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026Cole Academy$9,647State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Lighthouse Academy, FY23Lighthouse Academy $21,047; River City Scholars Charter Academy $18,078; Akron-Fairgrove Schools $17,418; Pembroke Academy $16,891; Three Oaks School $16,178; Hale Area Schools $15,895; Engadine Cons $15,308; William C. Abney Academy $15,043; Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy $13,026; Cole Academy $9,647; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kLighthouse Academy$21,047River City Scholars Charter Academy$18,078Akron-Fairgrove Schools$17,418Pembroke Academy$16,891Three Oaks School$16,178Hale Area Schools$15,895Engadine Cons$15,308William C. Abney Academy$15,043Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy$13,026Cole Academy$9,647State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$8,175,000 in revenue: 65.2% state, 7.0% local and 27.7% federal. Total spending including $7,000 of capital outlay was $7,252,000, or $21,081 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lighthouse Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,334,000; Local $574,000; Federal $2,267,000; total $8,175,000.
  • State$5,334,000 65%
  • Local$574,000 7%
  • Federal$2,267,000 28%

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

344 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 370 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lighthouse Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233442023-243602024-25370
Lighthouse Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233442023-243602024-25370
Lighthouse Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233442023-243602024-25370
Lighthouse Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233442023-243602024-25370

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334431.710.8
2023-2436033.110.9
2024-2537039.59.4

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lighthouse Academy scored proficient or above: 8-46% in reading and 0-38% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts8-46%44%47
Math0-38%34%46

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

30-34% of the 70 students in Lighthouse Academy'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 rate30‑34%81.8%
Students in the class70115,301

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.

3 high schools, 35 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Muskegon County Juvenile Transition Center145.078.6%Not reported
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute145.371.4%Targeted program
Lighthouse Academy The Pier73.290.3%Not Title I

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.

4 other schools, 335 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lighthouse Academy South Campus21312.593.0%Schoolwide program
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes7310.595.9%Not Title I
Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village328.690.6%Not Title I
Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center174.182.4%Not Title I

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.

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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 Lighthouse Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentLighthouse Academy ranks 38 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,047).#38 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganLighthouse Academy is the number 664 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 344 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#664 of 892
  3. Sanilac ISDThe next larger Michigan district: 345 students in fall 2022.
  4. Hale Area SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 343 students in fall 2022, $15,895 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,895
  5. Compare Lighthouse Academy with Sanilac ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Muskegon County Juvenile Transition Center, its largest high school14 students in 2024-25, 5.0 per teacher.14
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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 Lighthouse Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Lighthouse Academy?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 high, 4 other), enrolling 370 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lighthouse Academy spend per student?
    $21,047 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 Lighthouse Academy's money come from?
    $8,175,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.2% state, 7.0% local and 27.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Lighthouse Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lighthouse Academy scored proficient or above: 8-46% in reading and 0-38% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Lighthouse Academy?
    30-34% of the 70 students in Lighthouse Academy'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.
  6. What is Lighthouse Academy's NCES district ID?
    2600949. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency 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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