Lakeshore Virtual School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Gibraltar, Michigan
Lakeshore Virtual School in Gibraltar, Michigan enrolled 117 students in 2024-25 with 6.8 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 16-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Michigan: 81.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 112%
144 students in 2022-23, 109 students in 2023-24, 117 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.2 to 6.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 144 | 3.2 | 45.0 |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 8.3 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 117 | 6.8 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind
Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 284 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakeshore Virtual School enrolled 284 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 284 of the 284 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent51.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.5% of students were White, 13.7% Black, 6.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White73.5%
- Black13.7%
- Hispanic6.0%
- Two or more races6.0%
- American Indian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lakeshore Virtual School scored proficient or above: 16-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 16‑50% | 42‑46% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 31‑35% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50-59% of the 40 students in Lakeshore Virtual School'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.
| This school | Its district | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50‑59% | 91% | 81.8% |
| Students in the class | 40 | 317 | 115,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Lakeshore Virtual School
- Riverview Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.6 miles away: 110 students, 52.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Madison SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.3 miles away: 153 students, 5.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
- Compare Lakeshore Virtual School with Riverview Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gibraltar School District spends per student$13,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,740
- The largest public schools in MichiganLakeshore Virtual School is the number 174 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#174 of 318
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lakeshore Virtual School
How many students attend Lakeshore Virtual School?
117 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 144 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Gibraltar, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeshore Virtual School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lakeshore Virtual School a Title I school?
Lakeshore Virtual School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Lakeshore Virtual School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lakeshore Virtual School scored proficient or above: 16-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Lakeshore Virtual School?
50-59% of the 40 students in Lakeshore Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lakeshore Virtual School in?
Gibraltar School District, NCES district ID 2615870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261587008793 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.