Lamora Park School

Lamora Park School operates as a close-knit primary school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, operated by Battle Creek Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 154 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 13 schools in Battle Creek Public Schools (3,796 students total), Lamora Park School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lamora Park School records that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 21% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. By comparison, Calhoun County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Lamora Park School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Calhoun County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, Calhoun County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,177 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lamora Park School is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

Valley View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Lamora Park School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Lamora Park School's enrollment has decreased 30% since 2018, when it stood at 219 (now 154). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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