📍 880 Parsons Rd, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, 49686
Life Skills Center is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County. The school has 71 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Education Services school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Life Skills Center enrolls 71 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 63 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
24 of the school's 71 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Life Skills Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-10, state senate district 37, state house district 104.
Life Skills Center is one of 5 schools in Northwest Education Services, based in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan. The district serves 1,003 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 71 students, Life Skills Center is smaller than the district average of about 201 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small