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Lakeview Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Cato Township, Winfield Township, Douglass Township, Belvidere Township, Maple Valley Township, Pine Township, Hinton Township and Lakeview, and parts of Spencer Township and Millbrook Township.

Cato Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,003
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,089
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$40.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lakeview Community Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Michigan districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $40.2M, about $40,054 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCato Township 3,002B−Winfield Township 2,406B−Douglass Township 2,342B−Belvidere Township 2,224BMaple Valley Township 1,982BPine Township 1,948BHinton Township 1,111BLakeview 1,048

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cato Township. Grade by grade →

PK–3Lakeview Elementary SchoolThis district
4–7Lakeview Middle SchoolThis district
8–12Lakeview High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.6% · 529 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 45.4% · 529 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.8% · 69 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,089 per student · 15% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 51%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
982’20
1,023’21
1,030’22
1,009’23
1,003’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lakeview
A
306 students14:1
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Lakeview
C+
329 students15:1
Lakeview High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Lakeview
B−
368 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Greenville Public SchoolsMontcalm Township, Oakfield Township
$14,476per student
Central Montcalm Public SchoolsDay Township, Sidney Township, Stanton
$14,998per student
Montabella Community SchoolsDay Township, Home Township, Rolland Township
$15,428per student
Chippewa Hills School DistrictMorton Township, Wheatland Township
$14,701per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.