Kensington Woods Schools

Kensington Woods Schools operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in Lakeland, Michigan, overseen by Kensington Woods Schools. Current enrollment sits at 114 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Kensington Woods Schools is the operating authority for Kensington Woods Schools, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kensington Woods Schools logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic. Compared to Livingston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Kensington Woods Schools tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Livingston County (around 20%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kensington Woods Schools ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.4%; Kensington Woods Schools posts 73.5%, +23.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Livingston County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,039, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Livingston County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), of which Kensington Woods Schools is one.

The closest other public school is Country Elementary School, roughly 2.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kensington Woods Schools at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

Kensington Woods Schools operates from a commuter-belt location. Kensington Woods Schools operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Kensington Woods Schools's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 114). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 1% to 5%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.