Lake City Area School District

Summary:

The Lake City Area School District consists of three schools: Lake City Elementary School, Lake City High School, and Lake City Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and is ranked 196 out of 613 districts in Michigan, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake City Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 191 out of 890 Michigan middle schools and earning a 4-star rating. It has strong test scores, particularly in 8th grade science and social studies, as well as high PSAT performance in English Language Arts and Math. Lake City Elementary School also has impressive academic achievements, outperforming the state averages in M-Step English Language Arts and Math for grades 3-5, and having relatively high 5th grade science and 4th grade math scores.

However, the district faces some challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5% across all three schools and low performance in certain areas, such as SAT Math and M-Step Social Studies at the high school level. Additionally, the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.71% at the high school to 76.27% at the elementary school, suggest that the district serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, raising questions about equity in educational opportunities and resources.

District Detail

710 E Mitchell St
Lake City, MI 49651-9198

(231) 839-4333

SchoolDigger Rank:
196^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,142

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake City Elementary School	Public	K-5	5534 W Davis Rd	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 839-6600	508	32	16.1	68.9%	468 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	63.5	518^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.2%		53.9	650^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.3%	132					40.2	57.3	51.1			54.9	61.0	31.5			45.7			29.3			$14,807	$2,685	$12,122
Lake City Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	265	16	16.9	66.8%	241 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	72.7	191^st of 890 public middle schools	78.5%		56.9	315^th of 897 public middle schools	64.9%	124	69.8	38.4						46.1	44.6				32.9	50.6		62.4			50.6		$13,046	$1,759	$11,286
Lake City High School	Public	9-12	251 Russell St	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(231) 839-6600	369	25	14.5	58.5%	332 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	44.5	410^th of 739 public high schools	44.5%		50.9	335^th of 743 public high schools	54.9%	75			47.6	20.2													40.7			32.1	$13,579	$1,826	$11,752

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	9.51 mi	4	161^st
Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (Isd)	9.64 mi	2
Cadillac Area Public Schools	10.64 mi	6	187^th
Manton Consolidated Schools	10.67 mi	3	222^nd
Marion Public Schools	16.11 mi	2	253^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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