Carpenter Elem School

Carpenter Elem School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in LAKE ORION, Michigan, one of the schools within Lake Orion Community Schools, teacheing 467 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 27% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Lake Orion Community Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,472 students. Carpenter Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Carpenter Elem School lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Oakland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carpenter Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.5%.

In the broader community, Oakland County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Carpenter Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Waldon Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carpenter Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carpenter Elem School has decreased 7%, going from 500 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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