📍 1195 Port Sheldon St, Jenison, Ottawa County, 49428
Bursley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jenison, Ottawa County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jenison Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bursley School enrolls 411 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 10% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 411 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bursley School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 30, state house district 88.
Bursley School is one of 11 schools in Jenison Public Schools, based in Jenison, Michigan. The district serves 5,165 students district-wide and employs 355 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Bursley School is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large