CK Schickler Elementary School

Set in LAPEER, Michigan, CK Schickler Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school, part of Lapeer Community Schools. It educates 457 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so CK Schickler Elementary School sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Lapeer Community Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,064 students; CK Schickler Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, CK Schickler Elementary School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CK Schickler Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting CK Schickler Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 54% 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 Lapeer County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CK Schickler Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lapeer County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,306, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. CK Schickler Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students).

Nearest neighbor: Zemmer Campus 89, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CK Schickler Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 27%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 87% across the same window.

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