Lakewood High School (Lake Odessa, Michigan)
Encyclopedia
Lakewood High School is a public
secondary school
in Lake Odessa, Michigan
, located in Barry County
.
The school consists of 95% white
, 1% african american
, 4% hispanic
, and 1% native american
.
Public
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secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Lake Odessa, Michigan
Lake Odessa, Michigan
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, located in Barry County
Barry County, Michigan
-Highways:* M-37* M-43* M-50* M-66* M-78* M-79* M-89* M-179-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 56,755 people, 21,035 households, and 15,986 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 23,876 housing units at an average density of...
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Overview
In the 2007-08 academic year, Lakewood High School had 786 students, most consisting as sophomores. There are 39 full time teachers, and LHS has a 20:1 student/teacher ratio.The school consists of 95% white
Caucasian race
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, 1% african american
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 4% hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, and 1% native american
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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