Three Lakes Academy

Located along W17540 Main Street in Curtis, Michigan, Three Lakes Academy is an active independent charter district operating a single school site within a remote rural community in the Upper Peninsula. Serving learners from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, the academy provides an accessible, community-focused educational environment tailored to young students during their foundational academic years. As a dedicated single-campus district, Three Lakes Academy offers targeted elementary programming and local institutional autonomy, ensuring families in this rural setting have direct access to a specialized, supportive public education.

With an enrollment of 114 students, the district fosters a close-knit, highly personal learning atmosphere. The student body is diverse, predominantly comprising White and American Indian students, with a female-to-male ratio of 73 girls to 41 boys. Supporting this community is an exceptionally rich staffing landscape, including approximately 20 full-time equivalent teachers and nearly 19 dedicated support staff members. This generous staffing capacity allows Three Lakes Academy to maintain a remarkably low student-to-teacher ratio, delivering individualized instructional support and comprehensive student services that prepare young learners for future academic success.