Lake City Area School District
Lake City Area School District is a public school district based in Lake City, Michigan, serving 1,142 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #292 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 381 students each, about the same as the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Ryan Cunningham. It spends about $11,491 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How Lake City Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lake City Area | Michigan median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,491 | $11,576 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,050 | $7,157 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 72 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 190 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 16.8 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 571 | 585 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change
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Peer districts in Michigan
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted Community SchoolsOnsted | 1,157 | 3 | $11,012 | 15.2 | #289 |
| Menominee Area Public SchoolsMenominee | 1,154 | 3 | $11,318 | 16.0 | #290 |
| Ecorse Public SchoolsEcorse | 1,150 | 6 | $14,383 | 20.2 | #291 |
| Lake City Area School DistrictLake City · this district | 1,142 | 3 | $11,491 | 15.9 | #292 |
| Benzie County Central SchoolsBenzonia | 1,140 | 6 | $10,762 | 16.5 | #293 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow SchoolsWinslow, ME | 1,143 | $17,012 | 12.2 |
| Luverne Public School DistrictLuverne, MN | 1,142 | $12,945 | 12.0 |
| Florence ISDFlorence, TX | 1,142 | $12,764 | 12.4 |
| Tomahawk School DistrictTomahawk, WI | 1,142 | $14,749 | 13.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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