Lessenger Early Childhood Center

As an one-room-style elementary-level community in OAK PARK, Michigan, Lessenger Early Childhood Center teaches 54 students from grades pre-K through K, part of Oak Park School District of the City of. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.

Within Oak Park School District of the City of, which oversees 7 schools and 2,986 students, Lessenger Early Childhood Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lessenger Early Childhood Center shows that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Lessenger Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at Lessenger Early Childhood Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Lessenger Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oak Park Preparatory Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.