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Gaines Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 Lansing St
Gaines, MI 48436
Phone
(810) 591-1076
District
Swartz Creek Community Schools
County
GENESEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
119
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.3% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Gaines Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
43%
50%
42%
50%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
41%
45%
24%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
36%
44%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
20
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 19 16.0%
Grade 1 17 14.3%
Grade 2 15 12.6%
Grade 3 14 11.8%
Grade 4 30 25.2%
Grade 5 24 20.2%
Total 119 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.8% 82.9% 67.0%
Black 1.8% 10.1% 19.1%
Hispanic 4.4% 6.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.5% 56.1% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 41.2% 51.8% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 4.3% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,619 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 345.0 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.2% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,180 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.9% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.6% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,692 $23,489,000 39.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $2,963,000 5.0%
Staff $797 $2,797,000 4.7%
General Administration $255 $896,000 1.5%
School Administration $762 $2,676,000 4.5%
Operation $891 $3,128,000 5.3%
Transportation $286 $1,005,000 1.7%
Other $608 $2,134,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,444 $15,599,000 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,787 $20,313,000 34.2%
Total Expenditures $16,923 $59,401,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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