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

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

3,788 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

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.8% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
39%
54%
43%
43%
34%
    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
729 N Hagadorn Rd
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05
Red Cedar School
1110 Narcissus Dr
East Lansing, MI, 48823
PK-05
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) 61.7% 67.0%
Black 18.3% 19.1%
Hispanic 12.2% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.0% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.4% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 34.0% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.5% 3.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,549 $24,809,000 36.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $747 $2,830,000 4.1%
Staff $613 $2,322,000 3.4%
General Administration $114 $432,000 0.6%
School Administration $730 $2,764,000 4.0%
Operation $985 $3,732,000 5.4%
Transportation $6 $21,000 0.0%
Other $420 $1,590,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,614 $13,691,000 19.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,984 $30,245,000 44.0%
Total Expenditures $18,148 $68,745,000 100.0%
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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