Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center

Located at 12120 FILLMORE ST, in WEST OLIVE, Michigan, Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center is a tiny all-grades campus that serves 17 students (grades 3 through 12), overseen by Lighthouse Academy. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Within Lighthouse Academy, which oversees 9 schools and 404 students, Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Black, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Ottawa County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, Ottawa County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ottawa County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), of which Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center is one.

The closest other public school is Robinson School, roughly 2.9 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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