Located between Burdickville and Maple City, Glen Lake Community School serves most of southwest and central Leelanau County, and lies near the eponymous Glen Lake.

Places in the district include Cedar, Empire, Glen Arbor, and Maple City.

Townships in the district include Empire, Glen Arbor, Kasson, and parts of Centerville, Cleveland, and Solon.

[2] The district also includes a portion of Platte Township, Benzie County.

[3] The Glen Lake Community Schools District was established in 1958, consolidating the declining local school districts of Cedar, Empire, Glen Arbor, and Maple City.