East Lansing Public Schools
{{short description|School district in Michigan}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = East Lansing Public Schools
| address = 501 Burcham Dr.{{Cite web |author= East Lansing Public Schools| title=East Lansing Public Schools |url=https://elps.us |access-date=April 24, 2025}}
| city = East Lansing
| county = Ingham
| state = Michigan
| zipcode = 48823
| country = USA
| grades = PreK-12
| superintendent = Dori Leyko{{Cite web | author= East Lansing Public Schools| title=Departments |url=https://elps.us/our-district/departments/|access-date=April 23, 2025}}
|budget = {{USD|62,673,000}} (2021–22 expenditures)
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2612600|district_name=East Lansing Public Schools||ref_name=NCES}}
|teachers = 220.89 FTE (2023–24)
| staff = 468.15 FTE (2023–2024)
| website = {{URL|https://elps.us}}
}}
East Lansing Public Schools is a public school district in Ingham County, Michigan. It serves much of East Lansing, portions of Lansing and Haslett, and portions of Lansing Charter Township and Meridian Charter Township. A portion of the district is in Clinton County, where it serves portions of the parts of East Lansing in the county, as well as sections of Bath Charter Township.{{Cite web |title=Ingham County School Districts |url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_INGHAM%20COUNTY.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2025 |publisher=Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget}}
History
East Lansing Public Schools district was formed in 1900. In 1901, Central School was built at Grand River and Charles Street, and it received an addition in 1909 designed by architect Edwyn A. Bowd. In 1916, it burned down, on the same night as the same architect's Michigan State University College of Engineering Building burned.{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: Central School, 325 W. Grand River (1917)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/central-school/| access-date= April 24, 2025}}{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: Engineering Building (1907—1916)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/engineering/| access-date= April 24, 2025}}
Bowd also designed the replacement school, which opened in 1917 and housed a high school.{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: Central School, 325 W. Grand River (1917)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/central-school/| access-date= April 24, 2025}} A dedicated high school was built in 1926 at 819 Abbott Road and opened in May 1927. In 1936, seventh and eighth grade were added to the building. The current high school was built in 1956, at which time the 1926 building became entirely a middle school. It was named Hannah Middle School in 1971 and closed in 1997.{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: East Lansing High School, 819 Abbot Rd. (1926)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/high-school/| access-date= April 24, 2025}}
The district is governed by a seven-person Board of Education. Since 1973, the Board has included a student-elected, non-voting student representative from East Lansing High School.{{cite web |title=Members Information |url=https://elps.us/our-district/board-of-education/members-information/ |website=East Lansing Public Schools |publisher=ELPS BOARD |access-date=19 December 2022}}
Schools
| class="wikitable"
|+ Schools in East Lansing Public Schools district{{cite web| author= East Lansing Public Schools| title= Our Schools| url= https://elps.us/our-schools/| access-date= April 24, 2025}} ! School !! Address !! Notes | ||
| East Lansing High School | 509 Burcham Dr., East Lansing | Grades 9–12. Built 1956.{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: East Lansing High School, 819 Abbot Rd. (1926)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/high-school/| access-date= April 24, 2025}} |
| MacDonald Middle School | 1601 Burcham Dr., East Lansing | Grades 6–8. Built 1968{{cite web| last= Forsyth| first= Kevin S.| title= A Brief History of East Lansing: East Lansing High School, 819 Abbot Rd. (1926)| url= https://kevinforsyth.net/ELMAC/high-school/| access-date= April 24, 2025}}; mascot: Trojan; colors: blue and white |
| Glencairn Elementary School | 939 N Harrison Rd., East Lansing | Grades K–5; mascot: Glencairn Terrier; colors: red and black |
| Whitehills Elementary School | 621 Pebblebrook Ln., East Lansing | Grades K–5; mascot: Wolfie the wolf; colors: blue and white |
| Donley Elementary School | 2961 E. Lake Lansing Rd., East Lansing | Grades K–5 |
| Marble Elementary School | 729 N. Hagadorn, East Lansing | Grades K–5; mascot: Muskie the muskrat; colors: blue and white |
| Robert L Green Elementary School | 1811 Pinecrest Dr., East Lansing | Grades K–5; mascot: gator; colors: green and black |
| Red Cedar Elementary School | 1110 Narcissus, East Lansing | Grades K–5; mascot: raccoon; color: red |
References
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External links
- {{official website|1=http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/district/district.php?sectiondetailid=1}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110602100333/http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=9 Whitehills Elementary School]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091020175057/http://elps.k12.mi.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=4 Donley Elementary School]
{{East Lansing, Michigan}}
{{Education in Ingham County, Michigan}}
{{Lansing-East Lansing|state=collapsed}}
Category:School districts in Michigan
Category:East Lansing, Michigan