Lake Fenton Community Schools

Lake Fenton Community Schools
Address
11425 Torrey Road[1]
Fenton
, Genesee, Michigan, 48430
United States
Coordinates42°51′35.1″N 83°43′36.6″W / 42.859750°N 83.726833°W / 42.859750; -83.726833
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
PresidentChris Fletcher[2]
SuperintendentChris Belcher[3]
Schools4[4]
Budget$31,078,000 2022-2023 expenditures[4]
NCES District ID2620670[4]
Students and staff
Students2,003 (2023-2024)[4]
Teachers119.51 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024)[4]
Staff261.32 FTE (2023-2024)[4]
Student–teacher ratio16.76 (2023-2024)[4]
Other information
Intermediate DistrictGenesee
Websitewww.lakefentonschools.org

Lake Fenton Community Schools is a public school district in Genesee County, Michigan. It serves Lake Fenton and parts of Fenton, Fenton Township, Grand Blanc Township, and Mundy Township.[5]

History

The district originally began as a collection of six one-room schoolhouses that consolidated in two waves. O'Dell Schoolhouse was designated as School District No. 1 and was located at the corner of Baldwin and Torrey roads in Fenton Township on land owned by Lafayette O'Dell and later donated by his descendant William O'Dell. The school was started in 1837, and was the first record school in the county. The first schoolhouse was built in 1845. At annexation, the school was the oldest district still in continuous operation.[6]

The first wave of consolidation was in 1922, and consisted of Severance, Long Lake and Sand Bar schools joined together. In 1953–54, the school district added the O'Dell, South Mundy and Kennedy one-room schools.[6]

Consolidation began in 1922 and, in 1956, the Lake Fenton Community School (essentially West Shore Elementary and Torrey Hill Middle School) was built to replace the one-room schools. The school itself sat on the site of one of the one-room schools, the former Long Lake School. Then, in 1959, the first Lake Fenton High School was built, being added onto the Community School. In time, West Shore and Torrey Hill moved to a new building on Lahring Road, and the high school occupied the 1956 school building. Today, Torrey Hill is an intermediate school and the original high school a middle school. The current high school opened in fall 2004.[7]

Schools

Schools in Lake Fenton Community Schools district[8][4]
SchoolAddressNotes
Lake Fenton High School4070 Lahring Road, LindenGrades 9-12
Lake Fenton Middle School11425 Torrey Road, FentonGrades 6-8
Torrey Hill Intermediate School12410 Torrey Road, FentonGrades 3-5
West Shore Elementary3076 Lahring Road, FentonGrades K-2
Lake Fenton Early Learning Center11425 Torrey Rd., FentonPreschool. Shares a building with Lake Fenton Middle School.

Athletics

The Lake Fenton Blue Devils play in the Flint Metro League and compete in many sports including Basketball, Cheer (Competitive & Sideline), Football, Cross Country, Track, and, after adding Gymnastics and Lacrosse in 2015, Fenton offered opportunities for every Michigan High School Athletics Association (MHSAA) tournament sport.[9]

Historically, the Lake Fenton Blue Devils were a long-standing member of the Genesee County Independent League (GAC) Red Division, where they maintained intense local rivalries before officially transitioning to the Flint Metro League (FML) Stars Division in the fall of 2019 to accommodate district growth. The school's athletic programs compete under the governance of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) in Division 2 and Division 3 postseason tournaments depending on the sport. The Blue Devils have achieved notable statewide success in wrestling, securing multiple MHSAA state championship titles and consistently appearing in the individual and team state finals. Additionally, the varsity football program has secured multiple regional titles and MHSAA playoff berths since the opening of the new high school facility, supported by upgraded athletic infrastructure including the artificial turf stadium layout at the Lahring Road campus.[10]

Student Enrollment and Teachers

Student Enrollment

Chart
Student Enrollment Percentage chart (information provided by government)

The percentage of students studying at Lake Fenton Community Schools consists of 88.6% white, 1.6% Black, 0.2% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 5.8% Hispanic/Latino, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. In addition, 3.4% of students are two or more races, and 0% have not specified their race or ethnicity.

Student Enrollment by gender
Males 50%
Females 50%

Teachers

Within Lake Fenton Community Schools, 100.0% of teachers are licensed. The student-to-teacher ratio is higher than the state average, at 17:1. The district has 1 full-time counselor on staff.

References

  1. ↑ Lake Fenton Community Schools. "Lake Fenton Community Schools". Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lake Fenton Community Schools. "Board of Education". Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lake Fenton Community Schools. "Administration". Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lake Fenton Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Genesee County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Betts, Wilma. "History of the Lake Fenton schools". Tri County Times. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hillman, Bernie (September 5, 2004). "Big school, big job". Flint Journal/Fenton Press. p. A1-04.
  8. ↑ Lake Fenton Community Schools. "Schools menu". Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "An in-depth look at Fenton Area Public Schools". Tri-County Times. February 6, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Wrestling | Michigan High School Athletic Association". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
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