Bursley School

Located at 1195 PORT SHELDON ST, in JENISON, Michigan, Bursley School is a moderately sized elementary-level community that instructs 404 students (grades K through 6), part of Jenison Public Schools.

Bursley School is one of 11 schools operated by Jenison Public Schools, a district that instructs 5,158 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bursley School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Ottawa County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bursley School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Bursley School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 57.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,502 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), Bursley School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JIA Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bursley School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bursley School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.2%.

Bursley School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Bursley School's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 404). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 76% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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