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East Lansing, MI
Public School Ratings




East Lansing Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


East Lansing School District details

East Lansing School District
509 Burcham Dr
East Lansing, MI 48823

3,659 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

East Lansing School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.8% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
36%
55%
42%
41%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Donley Elementary School
2961 E Lake Lansing Rd
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05
East Lansing High School
509 Burcham Dr
East Lansing, MI, 48823
09-12
Glencairn School
939 N Harrison Rd
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05
Macdonald Middle School
1601 Burcham Dr
East Lansing, MI, 48823
06-08
Marble School
2961 E Lake Lansing Rd
East Lansing, MI, 48823
KG-05
Red Cedar School
1110 Narcissus Dr
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-04
Robert L Green Elementary School
1811 Pinecrest Dr
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05
Whitehills Elementary School
621 Pebblebrook Ln
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.7% 67.6%
Black 17.9% 18.7%
Hispanic 11.9% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.7% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.0% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 31.2% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 3.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,577 $24,111,282 31.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $776 $2,844,816 3.7%
Staff $656 $2,404,896 3.2%
General Administration $115 $421,590 0.6%
School Administration $646 $2,368,236 3.1%
Operation $1,070 $3,922,620 5.2%
Transportation $11 $40,326 0.1%
Other $394 $1,444,404 1.9%
Total Support $3,668 $13,446,888 17.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,470 $38,383,020 50.5%
Total Expenditures $20,715 $75,941,190 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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