Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center

Public school, grades 3 to 12 · West Olive, Michigan

Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center in West Olive, Michigan enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 4.1 full-time teachers, 4.1 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% 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 under 50% (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 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

24 students in 2022-23, 21 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.4 to 4.1.

Students enrolled at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23242023-24212024-2517
Students enrolled at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23242023-24212024-2517
Students enrolled at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23242023-24212024-2517
Students enrolled at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23242023-24212024-2517
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23243.47.0
2023-24213.95.4
2024-25174.14.1

4.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 4.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 4.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 4.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 4.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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 Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center enrolled 28 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

41.2% of students were White, 41.2% Black, 11.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White41.2%
  2. Black41.2%
  3. Two or more races11.8%
  4. Hispanic5.9%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center scored proficient or above: under 50% 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
Mathunder 50%0‑38% (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

under 50% of the 11 students in Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center'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 rateunder 50%30‑34%81.8%
Students in the class1170115,301

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 Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center

  1. Ottawa Area CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.3 miles away: 87 students, 3.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Sheldon Pines SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.0 miles away: 23 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center with Ottawa Area CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lighthouse Academy spends per student$21,047 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,047
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganLighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center is the number 294 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#294 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher4.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.4.1:1
  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 Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center

  1. How many students attend Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center?
    17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 24 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in West Olive, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center?
    4.1 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.
  3. Is Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center a Title I school?
    Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center scored proficient or above: under 50% 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 Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center?
    under 50% of the 11 students in Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center'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 Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center in?
    Lighthouse Academy, NCES district ID 2600949. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260094909010 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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