Venture High School

Venture High School operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in IMLAY CITY, Michigan, part of Imlay City Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 24 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 460.

Venture High School is one of 5 schools operated by Imlay City Community Schools, a district that hosts 1,758 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Venture High School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Lapeer County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Roughly 83% of students at Venture High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lapeer County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lapeer County) shows that median household income runs about $77,306, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lapeer County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students), of which Venture High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Borland Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Venture High School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 51%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 24 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.