Alaiedon Elementary School

Located at 1723 OKEMOS RD, in MASON, Michigan, Alaiedon Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 375 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Mason Public Schools (Ingham).

Mason Public Schools (Ingham) comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,304 students; Alaiedon Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Alaiedon Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Alaiedon Elementary School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 24% of students at Alaiedon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Ingham County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alaiedon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.6%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Around the school, Ingham County reports that median household income runs about $65,526, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Alaiedon Elementary School is one.

North Star School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alaiedon Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 45.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Alaiedon Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 375). White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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