Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building

Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building, a minimally staffed secondary school in MUSKEGON, Michigan, run under Lighthouse Academy, teaches 19 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 96% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Lighthouse Academy comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 404 students; Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Muskegon County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Muskegon County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Muskegon County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,024, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Muskegon County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), of which Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glenside Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. Lighthouse AcademyMuskegon Community Building operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.