Central Lake Public Schools

Students in CENTRAL LAKE, Michigan, attend Central Lake Public Schools, a small combined-grade school. The school serves 223 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. The average among combined schools in Michigan is roughly 281 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.

In federal data, the district for Central Lake Public Schools is the school itself.

Central Lake Public Schools's enrollment is 92% White. It is also 4% multiracial. For comparison, Antrim County is about 93% White. Central Lake Public Schools's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Lake Public Schools and a ratio of 9.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 75% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Antrim County average 53%.

Federal survey data for Antrim County show that the median household income is $72,054, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 13 public schools in Antrim County, enrolling about 2,700 students in all.

The shortest distance from Central Lake Public Schools to another public school is about 6.5 miles, to John R Rodger Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles.

In the federal locale system, Central Lake Public Schools is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment at Central Lake Public Schools declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 264 to 223 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 9.9:1 over the same years.

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