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Cavanaugh School

Serves grades PK - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 W Cavanaugh Rd
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone
(517) 755-1250
District
Lansing Public School District
County
INGHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
315
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.9% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Cavanaugh School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
43%
38%
42%
47%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 77 24.4%
Grade 1 98 31.1%
Grade 2 66 21.0%
Grade 3 74 23.5%
Total 315 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.5% 25.9% 67.0%
Black 34.7% 43.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 24.4% 23.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.0% 6.4% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.9% 89.6% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 83.8% 83.7% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 5.9% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 118,406 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,327.5 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,859 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.5% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.4% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,952 $79,705,000 40.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,371 $13,738,000 7.0%
Staff $1,791 $17,955,000 9.1%
General Administration $112 $1,120,000 0.6%
School Administration $801 $8,032,000 4.1%
Operation $1,746 $17,499,000 8.9%
Transportation $665 $6,670,000 3.4%
Other $931 $9,332,000 4.7%
Total Support $7,418 $74,346,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,306 $43,155,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $19,675 $197,206,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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