High school (grades 9-12) · Lapeer, MI

Strive Transition Program

Federal NCES profile for Strive Transition Program, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 268066008636
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Strive Transition Program earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Michigan schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Michigan.

#1 of 3
public schools in Lapeer · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
7:1
small classes for Michigan
60.0%
free-lunch eligible

Strive Transition Program has class sizes smaller than 95% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Strive Transition Program ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Lapeer, MI.

School address

Enrollment

7

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

-60% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

60.0%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

+10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Strive Transition Program compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Strive Transition Program

Strive Transition Program is a higher-need, small high school in Lapeer, Michigan, enrolling 7 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Strive Transition Program is leaner than roughly 95% of Michigan schools and 60% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 60.0% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Michigan schools, with 7 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 16.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Lapeer Isd, also runs Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center (43 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Strive Transition Program compares

Strive Transition Program on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7:1 ▼ 60% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 60.0% ▲ 10% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 7 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
7
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
60.0%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher - 60% below state mean
Top 5% in Michigan - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 85.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3%

Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Strive Transition Program is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Strive Transition Program Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Strive Transition Program's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lapeer Isd · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Strive Transition Program's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Strive Transition Program

How many students attend Strive Transition Program?

Strive Transition Program has 7 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lapeer, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Strive Transition Program?

The student-teacher ratio at Strive Transition Program is 7:1, which is 60% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Strive Transition Program?

60.0% of students at Strive Transition Program are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Strive Transition Program?

The largest demographic group at Strive Transition Program is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Lapeer, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Strive Transition Program?

Strive Transition Program has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Strive Transition Program rank among public schools in Lapeer?

By Resource Investment Index, Strive Transition Program ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Lapeer, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Lapeer on the city page.

Is Strive Transition Program a good school?

Strive Transition Program earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Michigan schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Michigan. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lapeer Isd?

Besides Strive Transition Program, Lapeer Isd also operates Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center (43 students). See the Lapeer Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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