Central Lake Public Schools

Central Lake Public Schools is one of the low-enrollment K-12 campuss in CENTRAL LAKE, Michigan, one of the schools within Central Lake Public Schools, with 223 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 281.

Central Lake Public Schools sits inside Central Lake Public Schools, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Central Lake Public Schools lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 4% multiracial. Compared to Antrim County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Central Lake Public Schools has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Antrim County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Antrim County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,054, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Antrim County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,700 students), Central Lake Public Schools is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John R Rodger Elementary School, around 6.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Central Lake Public Schools's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 223). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.