Life Skills Center
Public school, ungraded · Traverse City, Michigan
Life Skills Center in Traverse City, Michigan enrolled 67 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 3.4 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
71 students in 2022-23, 70 students in 2023-24, 67 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 71 | 20.0 | 3.5 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 21.0 | 3.3 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 20.0 | 3.4 |
3.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Life Skills Center enrolled 135 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
89.6% of students were White, 3.0% Hispanic, 3.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White89.6%
- Hispanic3.0%
- American Indian3.0%
- Black1.5%
- Asian1.5%
- Two or more races1.5%
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.
Schools of this kind in Traverse City
5 public schools of this kind in Traverse City report 2024-25 enrollment; Life Skills Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse Academy | 824 | 15.3 | 27.2% |
| North EdNew Horizons | 75 | 5.4 | 57.3% |
| North EdBridgeway | 70 | 2.9 | 68.6% |
| Life Skills Center | 67 | 3.4 | 61.2% |
| North EdCreekside School | 64 | 6.4 | 73.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Life Skills Center
- North EdNew HorizonsThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 75 students, 5.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- North EdBridgewayThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.9 miles away: 70 students (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Life Skills Center with North EdNew HorizonsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northwest Education Services spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in MichiganLife Skills Center is the number 217 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#217 of 318
- Michigan schools by students per teacher3.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.3.4:1
- 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 Life Skills Center
How many students attend Life Skills Center?
67 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 71 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Traverse City, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Life Skills Center?
3.4 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 Life Skills Center a Title I school?
Life Skills Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Life Skills Center in?
Northwest Education Services, NCES district ID 2680440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268044001584 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.