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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Leland Public School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
421
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262139005849
Leland Public School
200 N GRAND AVE, LELAND, MI 49654 · (231) 256-9857 · Leelanau County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
127 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leland Public School
Leland Public School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Public School this school | 421 | 30.2% | 59.6% |
| Stephenson Area Public School STEPHENSON | 380 | 35.8% | 51.3% |
| Pentwater Public School PENTWATER | 226 | 33.6% | 53.1% |
| Onekama Consolidated Schools ONEKAMA | 294 | 37.8% | 64.0% |
| Glen Lake Community School MAPLE CITY | 735 | 33.1% | 53.0% |
| North Dickinson School FELCH | 250 | 26.0% | 55.4% |
Matched among Michigan K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leland Public School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #17 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #18 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #26 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #100 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #22 of 41 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 32.8 | 12.8:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 32.4 | 13.4:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 35% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 34.6 | 14.8:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 28% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leland Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (511 to 421); teachers down 5% (34.6 to 32.8).
About Leland Public School
Leland Public School is a public combined-grade school in LELAND, Michigan. The school had 421 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in Michigan) has about 281 students.
Leland Public School is administered by Leland Public School District.
At Leland Public School, White students make up 82% of the student body. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic. Leland Public School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Leland Public School and a ratio of 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 30% of students. For comparison, public schools in Leelanau County average 43%.
Measured against Michigan public K-12 schools, Leland Public School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Leland Public School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.6%, compared with a predicted 52.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Leelanau County this way: median household income is about $99,422, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 7 public schools in Leelanau County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,842.
Nearby, Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy is about 3.6 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Leland Public School ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Leland Public School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 439 to 421 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Leland Public School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Leelanau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,734
Census ACS
Median income
$99,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,842 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy3.6 mi · 71
- Suttons Bay Virtual School6.1 mi · 149
- Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School6.1 mi · 214
- Suttons Bay Senior High School6.1 mi · 125
- Northport Public School9.8 mi · 127
- Glen Lake Community School14.5 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Leland Public SchoolHow large is Leland Public School?
Leland Public School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Leland Public School serve?
Leland Public School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Leland Public School have?
Leland Public School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Leland Public School?
Leland Public School reports a student body of 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Leland Public School in?
Leland Public School is part of Leland Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.