Lakewood High School

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Lake Odessa, Michigan

Lakewood High School in Lake Odessa, Michigan enrolled 473 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Michigan: 81.8%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

492 students in 2022-23, 481 students in 2023-24, 473 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 21.5.

Students enrolled at Lakewood High School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234922023-244812024-25473
Students enrolled at Lakewood High School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234922023-244812024-25473
Students enrolled at Lakewood High School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234922023-244812024-25473
Students enrolled at Lakewood High School by school year2022-23: 492, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234922023-244812024-25473
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349222.621.8
2023-2448122.221.7
2024-2547321.522.0

22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Lakewood High School 22.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLakewood High School 22.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Lakewood High School 22.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLakewood High School 22.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Lakewood High School 22.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLakewood High School 22.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Lakewood High School 22.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherLakewood High School 22.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 324 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakewood High School enrolled 647 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 324 of the 647 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions79
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.4% of students were White, 5.9% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White89.4%
  2. Hispanic5.9%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. Black1.5%
  5. Asian1.1%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Lakewood High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 34.5% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math25‑29%33‑37% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

95% or more of the 106 students in Lakewood High 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more81.8%
Students in the class106106115,301

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 Lakewood High School

  1. Saranac JrSr High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 406 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Portland High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 665 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Lakewood High School with Saranac JrSr High 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 High School is the number 330 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#330 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.22.0:1
  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 High School

  1. How many students attend Lakewood High School?
    473 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 492 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lake Odessa, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood High School?
    22.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lakewood High School a Title I school?
    Lakewood High 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).
  4. How do students at Lakewood High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lakewood High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 34.5% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lakewood High School?
    95% or more of the 106 students in Lakewood High 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.
  6. What district is Lakewood High School in?
    Lakewood Public Schools, NCES district ID 2620980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262098005774 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, 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