Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Manistee, Michigan
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Manistee, Michigan enrolled 292 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide 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 rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
259 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 292 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.8 to 15.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 259 | 14.8 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 13.8 | 20.4 |
| 2024-25 | 292 | 15.8 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 243 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent36.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.0% of students were White, 4.1% Black, 3.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.0%
- Black4.1%
- Hispanic3.8%
- American Indian2.4%
- Two or more races1.4%
- 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.
Elementary schools in Manistee
2 public elementary schools in Manistee report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 292 | 18.5 | 48.6% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | 270 | 16.1 | 40.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 270 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Bear Lake Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 147 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Thomas Jefferson Elementary School with John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Manistee Area Public Schools spends per student$14,776 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,776
- The largest public schools in MichiganThomas Jefferson Elementary School is the number 1,115 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,115 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.5:1
- 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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
292 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 259 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manistee, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?
18.5 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 Thomas Jefferson Elementary School a Title I school?
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in?
Manistee Area Public Schools, NCES district ID 2622410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262241005954 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.