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Lansing, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Lansing Charter Academy #78 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,394 per pupil, Lansing Charter Academy ranks #173 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lansing Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 451 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,394 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.4% local, 65.9% state, and 15.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #78 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 51.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% African American, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lansing Charter Academy, enrolling 478 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lansing Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Lansing Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lansing Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Lansing Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lansing Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lansing Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 51.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lansing Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 451 students.
How much does Lansing Charter Academy spend per student?
Lansing Charter Academy spends $14,394 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #78 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lansing Charter Academy?
Lansing Charter Academy students are 48.7% African American, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lansing Charter Academy?
Lansing Charter Academy has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #78 out of 707 districts in Michigan.