The Leelanau School
School Notes Overview:
The Leelanau School is the experience-based, five-senses learning community where students in grades 9 through 12 live and discover together on Lake Michigan’s wooded shore. We build on each student’s learning strengths, creatively using hands-on projects and our dramatic natural setting to help students gain a fresh new sense of independence, engagement, and capability. Success sparks a passion for learning. A student’s capability in one way of learning affects his attitude toward others. And your student–in fact, every child–owns that potential....
School Overview:
The Leelanau School |
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| School Type | Special Education School | |
| School Membership(s) |
Other associations(s) for exceptional children National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 9 - 12 | |
| County | Leelanau County, MI | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 56 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(MI) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 23% | 19% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 9 - 6 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 8 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 27 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 15 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 15 teachers | |
This School |
(MI) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:3 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 155 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours |
School Notes:
- The Leelanau School is the experience-based, five-senses learning community where students in grades 9 through 12 live and discover together on Lake Michigan’s wooded shore. We build on each student’s learning strengths, creatively using hands-on projects and our dramatic natural setting to help students gain a fresh new sense of independence, engagement, and capability. Success sparks a passion for learning. A student’s capability in one way of learning affects his attitude toward others. And your student–in fact, every child–owns that potential.
- Profile last updated: 03/10/2007
In the News:
- Well-Being Calendar: 11/19/2009 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:33:41 pm
The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, 120 W. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City. - Well-Being Calendar: 11/05/2009 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:10:38 pm
The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, 120 W. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City. - Well-Being Calendar: 10/29/2009 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:13:09 pm
Because of a production error, an outdated calendar appeared in the print edition of the Record-Eagle instead of the health calendar for Oct. 29. The following is the correct health calendar. - Tennis team has impactful first season (Leelanau Enterprise)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:29:59 am
The Leelanau cooperative tennis team’s charmed inaugural season ended last weekend with two doubles teams advancing beyond the first round of the state Division IV championship. - G-L apparently tops S-B in enrollment (Leelanau Enterprise)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 05:54:50 pm
For the first time in at least 30 years, it appears Suttons Bay will no longer be the largest school district in the county. And families like the Daiggers of Benzie County are one of the reasons why Suttons Bay is apparently being passed by Glen Lake read more
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (49636) | School Zip (49636) |
(MI) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 554 people | 9,937,974 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 62% | 24% |
| Population Average Age | 53 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.0 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $45,375 | $46,742 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.1 rooms | 5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 31 years old | 46 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 89% / 11% | 71% / 29% |
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