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Cole Academy, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Cole Academy runs 2 public schools with 303 students in grades K to 5. Its ratio of 20.2 students per teacher is 3.3 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
303
Teachers (FTE)
15
Students per teacher
20.2
MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
Address
1915 W Mount Hope Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
County
Ingham County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
K to 5
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
2600079
State district ID
MI-33901
Total staff (FTE)
40
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Charter schools
2
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.2
Michigan16.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (389), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$4.5 million
Federal revenue
$737,000
State revenue
$3.4 million
Local revenue
$374,000
Total spending
$3.8 million
Spending per pupil
$9,758
Salaries
$0
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.5%
  • State: 75.1%
  • Local: 8.4%

Michigan overall

  • Federal: 12.3%
  • State: 53.1%
  • Local: 34.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$9,758
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826

Schools in Cole Academy

By level: 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Cole AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 515525.8
Cole Academy EastCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 514816.4

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.