Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · East Lansing, Michigan

Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS in East Lansing, Michigan enrolled 760 students in 2024-25 with 30.1 full-time teachers, 25.3 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-36% 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 60-64% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

682 students in 2022-23, 646 students in 2023-24, 760 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.2 to 30.1.

Students enrolled at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 76002004006008002022-236822023-246462024-25760
Students enrolled at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 76002004006008002022-236822023-246462024-25760
Students enrolled at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 76002004006008002022-236822023-246462024-25760
Students enrolled at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS by school year2022-23: 682, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 76002004006008002022-236822023-246462024-25760
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368224.228.2
2023-2464622.728.5
2024-2576030.125.3

25.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 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; This school 25.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 25.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 25.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 25.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 25.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 25.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 25.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 25.3state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 669 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS enrolled 502 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 669 of the 502 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

67.0% of students were White, 15.7% Black, 8.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White67.0%
  2. Black15.7%
  3. Two or more races8.4%
  4. Hispanic6.8%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS scored proficient or above: 31-36% 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, 2021-2231‑36%31‑36%44%
Math, 2022-2310%13‑18% (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

60-64% of the 143 students in Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS'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 rate60‑64%41%81.8%
Students in the class143309115,301

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 East Lansing

3 public high schools in East Lansing report 2024-25 enrollment; Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Lansing High School1,23121.629.7%
Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS76025.370.0%
Great Lakes Learning Academy High School16330.677.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS

  1. Great Lakes Learning Academy High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 163 students, 30.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Project SEARCHThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 4 students, 4.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS with Great Lakes Learning Academy High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Great Lakes Learning Academy spends per student$10,624 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,624
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganGreat Lakes Learning Academy MSHS is the number 210 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#210 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher25.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.25.3:1
  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 Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS

  1. How many students attend Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS?
    760 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 682 in 2022-23. It is a high school in East Lansing, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS?
    25.3 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 Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS a Title I school?
    Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS scored proficient or above: 31-36% 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 Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS?
    60-64% of the 143 students in Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS'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 Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS in?
    Great Lakes Learning Academy, NCES district ID 2601050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260105008571 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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