Enrollment
67
High
DISTRICT 69 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICES·NCES 268044001584
Life Skills Center
880 PARSONS RD, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686 · (231) 922-6357 · Grand Traverse County
GRADES UG–UGHIGH13-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
42 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 67 | 100% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Life Skills Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Grand Traverse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #695 of 844 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
67
-12 (-15%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 74
Student : Teacher
3.4:1
was 3.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67 | 20 | 3.4:1 | 63% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 21 | 3.3:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 20 | 3.5:1 | 34% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 22 | 3.6:1 | 51% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 23 | 3.0:1 | 39% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 52 | 21 | 2.5:1 | 58% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 20 | 3.7:1 | 76% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Life Skills Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (70 to 67); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About Life Skills Center
Life Skills Center is a small high school. Its address is in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. The school has 67 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Michigan is roughly 460 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
Life Skills Center is one school in a 4-school district, Northwest Education Services, which enrolls 276 students.
Life Skills Center enrolls a student body that is 90% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 3% Native American. For comparison, Grand Traverse County is about 92% White. Life Skills Center has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Life Skills Center operates with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 3.4:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Life Skills Center reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Grand Traverse County, the average is 31%.
Census Bureau estimates for Grand Traverse County show that median household income is about $81,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Life Skills Center is one of 32 public schools in Grand Traverse County, which together enroll about 12,069 students.
Traverse City High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Life Skills Center inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 79 to 67.
Discussions about Life Skills Center may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grand Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,166
Census ACS
Median income
$81,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwest Education Services
- North EdNew HorizonsCombined · 75 students
- North EdBridgewayCombined · 70 students
- North EdCreekside SchoolCombined · 64 students
- North EdCareer TechHigh
Other schools in TRAVERSE CITY
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Grand Traverse AcademyCombined · 824 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Traverse City High School0.4 mi · 171
- North EdNew Horizons1.8 mi · 75
- Traverse Heights Elem School1.8 mi · 245
- Eastern Elementary School1.8 mi · 475
- North EdBridgeway1.9 mi · 70
- Central High School2.0 mi · 1,326
Frequently asked questions
About Life Skills CenterHow large is Life Skills Center?
Life Skills Center enrolls approximately 67 students in grades UG-UG.
Is Life Skills Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Life Skills Center is a high school covering grades UG-UG.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Life Skills Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Life Skills Center is approximately 3.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Life Skills Center?
Life Skills Center reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Life Skills Center public or private?
Life Skills Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwest Education Services.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.