Eastern High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lansing, Michigan

Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan enrolled 798 students in 2024-25 with 40.1 full-time teachers, 19.9 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

1,049 students in 2022-23, 901 students in 2023-24, 798 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.7 to 40.1.

Students enrolled at Eastern High School by school year2022-23: 1,049, 2023-24: 901, 2024-25: 79805001k1.5k2022-231,0492023-249012024-25798
Students enrolled at Eastern High School by school year2022-23: 1,049, 2023-24: 901, 2024-25: 79805001k1.5k2022-231,0492023-249012024-25798
Students enrolled at Eastern High School by school year2022-23: 1,049, 2023-24: 901, 2024-25: 79805001k1.5k2022-231,0492023-249012024-25798
Students enrolled at Eastern High School by school year2022-23: 1,049, 2023-24: 901, 2024-25: 79805001k1.5k2022-231,0492023-249012024-25798
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04948.721.6
2023-2490143.420.8
2024-2579840.119.9

19.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Eastern High School 19.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEastern High School 19.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Eastern High School 19.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEastern High School 19.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Eastern High School 19.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEastern High School 19.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Eastern High School 19.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEastern High School 19.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 413 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Eastern High School enrolled 1,104 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 198 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 413 of the 1,104 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions198
  • Chronically absent88.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.5% of students were Black, 28.7% Hispanic, 19.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black35.5%
  2. Hispanic28.7%
  3. White19.0%
  4. Two or more races12.2%
  5. Asian3.5%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Eastern High School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222‑26%17%44%
Math, 2022-2310%8% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 201 students in Eastern High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate90%76%81.8%
Students in the class201673115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lansing

6 public high schools in Lansing report 2024-25 enrollment; Eastern High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Everett High School1,01719.981.4%
Waverly Senior High School98721.244.9%
Insight School of Michigan86222.173.1%
Eastern High School79819.979.4%
JW Sexton High School58618.185.2%
Ingham AcademyFamily Center419.380.5%

All public schools in Lansing →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Eastern High School

  1. JW Sexton High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 586 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Everett High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 1,017 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Eastern High School with JW Sexton High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lansing Public School District spends per student$19,256 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,256
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganEastern High School is the number 196 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#196 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.19.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Eastern High School

  1. How many students attend Eastern High School?
    798 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,049 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lansing, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastern High School?
    19.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Eastern High School a Title I school?
    Eastern High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Eastern High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Eastern High School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Eastern High School?
    90% of the 201 students in Eastern High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Eastern High School in?
    Lansing Public School District, NCES district ID 2621150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262115005792 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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