Thumb Correctional Facility

Set in LAPEER, Michigan, Thumb Correctional Facility is a rural-scale four-year high school, run under Michigan Department of Corrections. It hosts 10 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Thumb Correctional Facility sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Michigan Department of Corrections runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 83 students. Thumb Correctional Facility is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Thumb Correctional Facility logs that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 40% White, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 1% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Lapeer County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,306, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Thumb Correctional Facility is one of 27 public schools in Lapeer County (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students).

The closest other public school is Rolland Warner Campus 67, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thumb Correctional Facility has declined 77%, going from 43 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 72% to 50% over that span.

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