Project SEARCH

Project SEARCH operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in EAST LANSING, Michigan, run under Ingham ISD. Current enrollment sits at 4 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 99% leaner than typical.

Project SEARCH is one of 11 schools operated by Ingham ISD, a district that works with 330 students overall.

On demographics, Project SEARCH logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 25% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Project SEARCH shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ingham County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Project SEARCH is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Nearest neighbor: Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Project SEARCH's enrollment has fell 56% since 2018, when it stood at 9 (now 4). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 0% to 25%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.