Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Lansing, Michigan

Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center in Lansing, Michigan enrolled 184 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 8.3 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

192 students in 2022-23, 172 students in 2023-24, 184 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.1 to 22.2.

Students enrolled at Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 172, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231922023-241722024-25184
Students enrolled at Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 172, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231922023-241722024-25184
Students enrolled at Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 172, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231922023-241722024-25184
Students enrolled at Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 172, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231922023-241722024-25184
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319219.110.1
2023-2417224.57.0
2024-2518422.28.3

8.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 8.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 8.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 8.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 8.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

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 Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center enrolled 263 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent38.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

27.7% of students were Black, 25.0% Hispanic, 21.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black27.7%
  2. Hispanic25.0%
  3. Two or more races21.2%
  4. White19.0%
  5. Asian7.1%

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.

Elementary schools in Lansing

20 public elementary schools in Lansing report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gardner International School87415.984.9%
Pattengill School70618.383.9%
Windemere Park Charter Academy58015.780.3%
Dwight Rich School of the Arts56217.988.6%
Delta Center Elementary School52817.631.3%
Lansing Charter Academy47817.085.1%
North School47122.887.3%
Post Oak School43015.256.7%

All public schools in Lansing →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center

  1. Winans Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 392 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Windemere Park Charter AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 580 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center with Winans Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waverly Community Schools spends per student$15,527 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,527
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganMeryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center is the number 1,452 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,452 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher8.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.8.3:1
  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 Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center

  1. How many students attend Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center?
    184 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 192 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lansing, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center?
    8.3 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.
  3. Is Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center a Title I school?
    Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center in?
    Waverly Community Schools, NCES district ID 2635520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263552007158 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.

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