Gull Lake Gateway Academy

As a minimally staffed high school in RICHLAND, Michigan, Gull Lake Gateway Academy hosts 28 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Gull Lake Community Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Gull Lake Gateway Academy sits 94% below that benchmark.

Within Gull Lake Community Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 3,402 students, Gull Lake Gateway Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gull Lake Gateway Academy records that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 18% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

Zooming out to the county, Kalamazoo County reports that median household income runs about $72,532, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Gull Lake Gateway Academy is one.

Gull Lake High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Gull Lake Gateway Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area. Gull Lake Gateway Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 32 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.