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Ella M White Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
201 N Ripley Blvd
Alpena, MI 49707
Phone
(989) 358-5950
District
Alpena Public Schools
County
ALPENA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
472
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.9% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.7% of all U.S. schools.


Ella M White Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
43%
39%
42%
47%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
47%
45%
33%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
30%
44%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 94 19.9%
Grade 1 80 16.9%
Grade 2 83 17.6%
Grade 3 74 15.7%
Grade 4 71 15.0%
Grade 5 70 14.8%
Total 472 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.8% 95.8% 67.0%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 19.1%
Hispanic 3.1% 3.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.3% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.7% 61.1% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 66.3% 54.0% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.4% 7.1% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,537 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 52.8 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.8% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 24.7% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,515 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.1% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.1% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.9% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.0% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,190 $22,731,000 44.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $625 $2,296,000 4.5%
Staff $436 $1,601,000 3.1%
General Administration $113 $416,000 0.8%
School Administration $713 $2,619,000 5.1%
Operation $1,127 $4,138,000 8.1%
Transportation $513 $1,885,000 3.7%
Other $578 $2,124,000 4.2%
Total Support $4,106 $15,079,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,607 $13,245,000 25.9%
Total Expenditures $13,904 $51,055,000 100.0%
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%