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Lapeer Community Schools

4,089 students · 8 schools · 19.2:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #75 of 880 in Michigan

Students
4,089
Schools
8
Teachers (FTE)
213
Student–Teacher
19.2:1
County
Lapeer
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Lapeer Community Schools

Lapeer Community Schools is a public school system serving Lapeer County, Michigan, based in Lapeer. It serves 4,089 students across 8 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #75 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.

Phone8106672401
Address250 2Nd St, Lapeer, MI 48446
CountyLapeer County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Lapeer Community Schools enrolls 4,089 students in 8 schools — an average of about 511 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #75 of 880 statewide by enrollment.

Students
4,089
#75 of 880 in Michigan
Schools
8
~511 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Lapeer Community Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (4,089 students reported):

White
88%
Black
1%
Hispanic
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Lapeer Community Schools employs about 213 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 19.2:1 — above the Michigan average of about 16.5:1. Total district staff is roughly 623.

Student–teacher ratio
19.2:1
state avg ~16.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
213
classroom teachers
Total staff
623
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Michigan funds schools

Under Proposal A (1994), Michigan funds districts through a per-pupil Foundation Allowance combining state aid and local non-homestead property tax; the 2025–26 target allowance is $10,050 per pupil. On the weighted side, At-Risk (Section 31a) funding now uses an annual “opportunity index” that scores each district by its share of economically disadvantaged students, with the 2025–26 appropriation at $1.3 billion.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Lapeer Community Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Michigan reports accountability through MI School Data, hosting the federally required MI School Index (0–100 across ESSA components such as proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism) and a Parent Dashboard. Look up Lapeer Community Schools on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Michigan has no state accreditation requirement; the Michigan Department of Education directs districts to Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor used across the state. Look up Lapeer Community Schools in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Lapeer Community Schools vs. Michigan

Enrollment rank
#75
of 880 districts
Ratio
19.2:1
state avg ~16.5:1
Locale
Town: Fringe
Lapeer County

See every Michigan district side by side in the Michigan directory.

Go deeper

Look up Lapeer Community Schools’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Michigan Legislature (the per-pupil Foundation Allowance) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Lapeer Community Schools. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2621180. Confirm current details with the district and the Michigan Department of Education.