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Schools in Lake City

Lake City’s public schools

Lake City Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,142 students on the public path
In brief

Lake City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Lake City Elementary School places highest (better than 54%); Lake City High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Lake City Elementary SchoolLake City Area School DistrictB−
6–8Lake City Middle SchoolLake City Area School DistrictC+
9–12Lake City High SchoolLake City Area School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake City Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lake City Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,142 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,224MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 45.4% · 577 students tested
Math32%
State average 33.6% · 576 students tested

Lake City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Lake City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake City—Lake City Area
LakeB+McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12
ForestB−Lake City Area
ReederB+McBain Rural Agricultural Schools PK–12 · Lake City Area K–12

All 3 neighbors share Lake City Area with Lake City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake City

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lake Cityby address
Lake City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
508 students16:1Rate it →
Lake City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
265 students17:1Rate it →
Lake City High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
369 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake City’s schools

Are Lake City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake City. Lake City Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake City in?

Lake City Area School District.

Where do Lake City kids go to high school?

Lake City High School.

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What Lake City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.