Enrollment
735
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Maple City, MI
Glen Lake Community School
Federal NCES profile for Glen Lake Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 261602005253
👥 S:T ratio 46
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 63
📋 Attendance 12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Glen Lake Community School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Michigan schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Michigan schools.
- 38
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13.6:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 29.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 735
- students enrolled
Glen Lake Community School has class sizes smaller than 79% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Glen Lake Community Schools · Michigan
NCES ID 261602005253 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
54.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.6:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.7%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Glen Lake Community School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Glen Lake Community School
Glen Lake Community School is a large combined-grade school in Maple City, Michigan, enrolling 735 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 29.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 735 puts it in the larger third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Against 431 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #58.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 184 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Glen Lake Community Schools spends $21,418 per pupil, 59% above the Michigan average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 25.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Glen Lake Community Schools operates only this one school, so Glen Lake Community School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Glen Lake Community School compares
Glen Lake Community School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.6:1 | ▼ 22% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.7% | ▼ 45% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 735 | top 11% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.6:1
Leaner classes than 61% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
735
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 45% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13.6:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 21% in Michigan - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
35.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,418
per pupil, district-wide
- above Michigan avg of $13,507
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 184 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 94.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Two or More 1.5%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian 0.1%
Largest group: White at 94.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.8, Glen Lake Community School is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
AP courses offered 8
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glen Lake Community Schools, which includes Glen Lake Community School.
$21,418
Per student
+59%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.4%
State 13.0%
Federal 25.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~735 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Glen Lake Community School
How many students attend Glen Lake Community School?
Glen Lake Community School has 735 students enrolled. It is a public school in Maple City, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Lake Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Glen Lake Community School is 13.6:1, which is 22% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Glen Lake Community School?
29.7% of students at Glen Lake Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glen Lake Community School?
The largest demographic group at Glen Lake Community School is White at 94.4% of enrollment, in Maple City, MI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Glen Lake Community School?
Glen Lake Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Glen Lake Community School a good school?
Glen Lake Community School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Michigan schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Michigan schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Glen Lake Community Schools?
None reported; Glen Lake Community Schools operates only Glen Lake Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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