Lakeview Alternative High School

Set in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Lakeview Alternative High School is a micro-enrollment senior high, one of the schools within Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun). It educates 67 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Lakeview Alternative High School sits 85% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) (3,706 students total), Lakeview Alternative High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lakeview Alternative High School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 47.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at Lakeview Alternative High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Calhoun County shows median household income runs about $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lakeview Alternative High School is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arbor Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

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