Glen Lake Community School

Glen Lake Community School, a roomy all-grades campus in MAPLE CITY, Michigan, run under Glen Lake Community Schools, serves 735 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 162% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Operationally, Glen Lake Community School answers to Glen Lake Community Schools, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Glen Lake Community School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Glen Lake Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Leelanau County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Lake Community School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the area at large, Leelanau County reports that median household income runs about $99,422, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Glen Lake Community School is one of 7 public schools in Leelanau County (combined enrollment of about 1,842 students).

Long Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.8 miles from this campus. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glen Lake Community School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Glen Lake Community School's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 699 (now 735).

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