Lake Superior Academy

Lake Superior Academy is an elementary school in SAULT S MARIE, Michigan, reachable at (906) 259-1168. The school had 93 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 75% smaller than that.

Federal records list Lake Superior Academy as its own district.

White students make up a majority at Lake Superior Academy, at 70%. Other students are 16% Native American and 12% multiracial. For comparison, Chippewa County is about 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The count of teachers at Lake Superior Academy is 4.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.7:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Chippewa County average 54%.

Across Chippewa County, the median household income is $62,217, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chippewa County is home to 22 public schools and about 4,835 public school students.

Malcolm High School is located about 4.1 miles from Lake Superior Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

The school enrolled 93 students in 2024-25, 9 more than the 84 it had in 2020-21.

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