Lakewood Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Woodland, Michigan

Lakewood Early Childhood Center in Woodland, Michigan enrolled 134 students in 2024-25 with 9.5 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

172 students in 2022-23, 138 students in 2023-24, 134 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.2 to 9.5.

Students enrolled at Lakewood Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231722023-241382024-25134
Students enrolled at Lakewood Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231722023-241382024-25134
Students enrolled at Lakewood Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231722023-241382024-25134
Students enrolled at Lakewood Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 138, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231722023-241382024-25134
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231728.221.0
2023-241388.516.2
2024-251349.514.1

14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools

Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakewood Early Childhood Center enrolled 119 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent27.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.1% of students were White, 11.2% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White82.1%
  2. Hispanic11.2%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Black0.7%

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.

What to look at next about Lakewood Early Childhood Center

  1. Lakewood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 461 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. Coon SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 15 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Lakewood Early Childhood Center with Lakewood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lakewood Public Schools spends per student$13,221 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,221
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganLakewood Early Childhood Center is the number 1,523 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,523 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. 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 Lakewood Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Lakewood Early Childhood Center?
    134 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 172 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Woodland, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood Early Childhood Center?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lakewood Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Lakewood Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lakewood Early Childhood Center in?
    Lakewood Public Schools, NCES district ID 2620980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262098008686 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
  • 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