Lessenger Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Oak Park, Michigan
Lessenger Early Childhood Center in Oak Park, Michigan enrolled 54 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 5.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 100% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
27 students in 2022-23, 52 students in 2023-24, 54 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.5 to 9.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 27 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 11.0 | 4.7 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
5.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lessenger Early Childhood Center reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent70.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.1% of students were Black, 1.9% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Black98.1%
- American Indian1.9%
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.
Elementary schools in Oak Park
7 public elementary schools in Oak Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Lessenger Early Childhood Center is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norup International School | 672 | 16.4 | 19.8% |
| Key Elementary School | 516 | 19.3 | 81.0% |
| Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus | 501 | 16.6 | 41.1% |
| Pepper Elementary School | 416 | 16.1 | 76.0% |
| Einstein Elementary School | 387 | 16.4 | 78.8% |
| Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA | 212 | 15.1 | 99.5% |
| Lessenger Early Childhood Center | 54 | 5.5 | 68.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lessenger Early Childhood Center
- Key Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 516 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Einstein Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 387 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Lessenger Early Childhood Center with Key Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Oak Park Schools spends per student$16,905 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,905
- The largest public schools in MichiganLessenger Early Childhood Center is the number 1,580 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,580 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher5.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.5.5:1
- 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 Lessenger Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Lessenger Early Childhood Center?
54 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 27 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oak Park, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lessenger Early Childhood Center?
5.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lessenger Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Lessenger Early Childhood Center has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).What district is Lessenger Early Childhood Center in?
Oak Park Schools, NCES district ID 2626190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262619009029 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
- 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.