White Lake Area Community Education

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Muskegon, Michigan

White Lake Area Community Education in Muskegon, Michigan enrolled 129 students in 2024-25 with 18.8 full-time teachers, 6.9 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. 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, 20% or less 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 rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

109 students in 2022-23, 118 students in 2023-24, 129 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.6 to 18.8.

Students enrolled at White Lake Area Community Education by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1290501001502022-231092023-241182024-25129
Students enrolled at White Lake Area Community Education by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1290501001502022-231092023-241182024-25129
Students enrolled at White Lake Area Community Education by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1290501001502022-231092023-241182024-25129
Students enrolled at White Lake Area Community Education by school year2022-23: 109, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1290501001502022-231092023-241182024-25129
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310920.65.3
2023-2411820.05.9
2024-2512918.86.9

6.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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 6.9; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.9state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 6.9; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.9state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 6.9; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.9state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 6.9; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.9state 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).

One counselor per 94 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Lake Area Community Education enrolled 94 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 94 of the 94 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent48.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were White, 11.6% Hispanic, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.1%
  2. Hispanic11.6%
  3. Two or more races7.0%
  4. Black1.6%
  5. American Indian0.8%

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 White Lake Area Community Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less 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
Math20% or less42‑46% (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 15 students in White Lake Area Community Education'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%90‑94%81.8%
Students in the class15176115,301

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.

Schools of this kind in Muskegon

5 public schools of this kind in Muskegon report 2024-25 enrollment; White Lake Area Community Education is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oakridge Middle School27116.844.3%
Moon Elementary School24617.092.7%
White Lake Area Community Education1296.981.4%
Wesley School1275.633.1%
Lakeshore Learning Center214.381.0%

All public schools in Muskegon →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about White Lake Area Community Education

  1. Wesley SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.6 miles away: 127 students, 5.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  2. Lakeshore Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.6 miles away: 21 students, 4.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare White Lake Area Community Education with Wesley SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Whitehall District Schools spends per student$16,637 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,637
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganWhite Lake Area Community Education is the number 162 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#162 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher6.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.6.9:1
  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 White Lake Area Community Education

  1. How many students attend White Lake Area Community Education?
    129 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 109 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Muskegon, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at White Lake Area Community Education?
    6.9 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 White Lake Area Community Education a Title I school?
    White Lake Area Community Education 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 White Lake Area Community Education do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at White Lake Area Community Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less 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 White Lake Area Community Education?
    under 50% of the 15 students in White Lake Area Community Education'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 White Lake Area Community Education in?
    Whitehall District Schools, NCES district ID 2636300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263630001894 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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