Red Cedar School

Set in EAST LANSING, Michigan, Red Cedar School is an intimate primary school, operated by East Lansing School District. It teaches 189 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Red Cedar School sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in East Lansing School District (3,702 students total), Red Cedar School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Red Cedar School records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Asian, 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Red Cedar School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Red Cedar School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.1%; Red Cedar School posts 63.0%, +15.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Ingham County reports that 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%. Across Ingham County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), Red Cedar School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SAIL Lansing, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Red Cedar School operates from a high-density location.

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