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Lakeshore School District (Berrien)

Stevensville, Michigan · Superintendent: Greg Eding · #143 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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2,635

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,708

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Michigan median

16.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Lakeshore School District (Berrien) is a public school district based in Stevensville, Michigan, serving 2,635 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #143 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 527 students each, more than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Greg Eding. It spends about $10,708 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Michigan median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.

How Lakeshore School District (Berrien) compares

Lakeshore School District (Berrien)Michigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,708

Michigan median $11,576 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,248

Michigan median $7,157 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school527

Michigan median 421 · 25% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.3

Michigan median 16.8 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor439

Michigan median 585 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 65%Local 26%

Measure	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,708	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,248	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$32.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	162	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	358	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.3	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	439	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.

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Greg Eding

Superintendent, Lakeshore School District (Berrien)

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Adrian Public SchoolsAdrian	2,662	7	$13,109	14.5	#142
Lakeshore School District (Berrien)Stevensville · this district	2,635	5	$10,708	16.3	#143
Plainwell Community SchoolsPlainwell	2,634	6	$10,420	18.4	#144
Haslett Public SchoolsHaslett	2,616	5	$12,277	14.9	#145
Flint School District of the City ofFlint	2,605	14	$20,637	20.4	#146

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Carthage ISDCarthage, TX	2,637	$11,661	14.6
Ashtabula Area CityAshtabula, OH	2,635	$14,636	19.5
Berlin School DistrictBerlin, CT	2,634	$21,874	11.4
Rocky Point Union Free School DistrictRocky Point, NY	2,633	$26,974	11.7

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-lakeshore-school-district-berrien