Lake Orion Community Schools

Lake Orion Community Schools is a school district headquartered in Lake Orion, Michigan, serving students from the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township; and small parts of Addison Township, Independence Township, Oakland Township, and Oxford Township.^[4]

A photo of Lake Orion High School

Lake Orion Community Schools
Address
315 N. Lapeer St.[1] Lake Orion , Oakland, Michigan, 48362 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-kindergarten through 12
Superintendent	Heidi Mercer[2]
Schools	13[3]
Budget	$134,436,000 (2021-22 expeditures)[3]
NCES District ID	2620730[3]
Students and staff
Students	6,745 (2023-24)[3]
Teachers	446.35 FTE (2023-24)[3]
Staff	1,071.54 FTE (2023-24)[3]
Student–teacher ratio	15.11 (2023-24)[3]
Other information
Website	www.lakeorionschools.org

Schools

Schools in Lake Orion Community Schools^[3]

School	Address	Notes
High school (grades 9-12)
Lake Orion High School	495 E Scripps Rd., Lake Orion	Built 1997.[5]
Learning Options High School	455 E Scripps Rd., Lake Orion	Alternative high school.[6] Building opened fall 1957 as Lake Orion High School.[5]
Middle schools (grades 6-8)
Oakview Middle School	917 Lake George Road, Oakland	Opened fall 2002.[7]
Scripps Middle School	385 East Scripps Road, Lake Orion	Opened 1965.[5]
Waldon Middle School	2509 Waldon Road, Lake Orion	Built 1972.[5]
Elementary schools (grades K-5)
Blanche Sims Elementary School	465 East Jackson Street, Lake Orion	Built 2023.[8]
Carpenter Elementary School	2290 Flintridge, Orion Township	Built 1955.[5]
Early Childhood Center	1155 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion	Preschool, opened fall 2021.[9]
Orion Oaks Elementary School	1255 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion	Grades PreK-5, completed August 1996.[5]
Paint Creek Elementary School	2800 Indianwood Road, Lake Orion	Grades PreK-5, opened fall 2000.[5]
Pine Tree Center	590 Pine Tree Rd, Lake Orion	Special education school, grades K-12, built 1972.[5]
Stadium Drive Elementary	244 Stadium Drive, Lake Orion	Built 1972.[5]
Webber Elementary School	3191 West Clarkston Road, Lake Orion	PreK-5, first opened 1955.[5]