Enrollment
4
High
DISTRICT 15 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INGHAM ISD·NCES 268052008522
Project SEARCH
735 E SHAW LN, EAST LANSING, MI 48825 · (517) 244-1210 · Ingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYSPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL4 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 4 | 100% |
Student demographics
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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Project SEARCH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4 | #829 of 844 | #19 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
4
-4 (-50%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
was 4.0:1
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 | 4 | 1 | 4.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 1 | 4.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 1 | 3.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 2 | 4.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 2 | 4.5:1 | 44% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 6 | 1 | 6.0:1 | 33% (2) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Project SEARCH.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (9 to 4); teachers down 50% (2 to 1).
About Project SEARCH
Among the schools in EAST LANSING, Michigan, is Project SEARCH, a very small high school. In all, 4 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 99% below the average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
The Ingham ISD system has 11 schools and 330 students.
More than half of enrollment at Project SEARCH is White: 75%. The remaining shares are 25% Asian.
The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1.
For Ingham County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,526, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 100 public schools in the county, enrolling about 37,914, Project SEARCH among them.
Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for Project SEARCH: 8 students in 2020-21, 4 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ingham ISD
- Beekman CenterCombined · 113 students
- Heartwood SchoolCombined · 88 students
- Ingham AcademyFamily CenterHigh · 41 students
- North Star SchoolCombined · 24 students
- SAIL Skills for Adult Independent LivingHigh · 13 students
- SAIL LansingHigh · 12 students
Other schools in EAST LANSING
- East Lansing High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- MacDonald Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHSHigh · 760 students
- Marble SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Glencairn SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Whitehills Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other Project SEARCH schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Project SEARCH. Project SEARCH is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Project SearchWEST BLOOMFIELD, MI · 1 students
- PROJECT SEARCHCOCOA BEACH, FL · 19 students
- Project SearchCIRCLE PINES, MN · 8 students
- Project SEARCHEDINA, MN · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS1.0 mi · 760
- Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative HS1.0 mi · 163
- Marble School1.1 mi · 306
- MacDonald Middle School1.2 mi · 857
- East Lansing High School1.3 mi · 1,231
- Red Cedar School1.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Project SEARCHHow many students attend Project SEARCH?
Project SEARCH enrolls approximately 4 students in grades 09-12.
Is Project SEARCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
Project SEARCH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Project SEARCH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Project SEARCH is approximately 4.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Project SEARCH?
Student demographics at Project SEARCH are roughly 75% White, 25% Asian.
Who oversees Project SEARCH?
Project SEARCH is overseen by Ingham ISD in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.