About Lawton Community School District
Lawton Community School District is a public school system serving Van Buren County, Michigan, based in Lawton. It serves 1,027 students across 4 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #352 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.
Size and structure
Lawton Community School District enrolls 1,027 students in 4 schools — an average of about 257 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #352 of 880 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Lawton Community School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,027 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Lawton Community School District employs about 66 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.7:1 — below the Michigan average of about 16.5:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 141.
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.
How Michigan funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Lawton Community School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
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 Lawton Community School District on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.
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 Lawton Community School District in the free Cognia registry.
Lawton Community School District vs. Michigan
See every Michigan district side by side in the Michigan directory.
Look up Lawton Community School District’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):