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Lansing, Michigan - 27 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Lansing Public School District #125 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,109 per pupil, Lansing Public School District ranks #69 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,023
Total Enrollment
27
Schools
$17,109
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lansing Public School District operates 27 public schools serving 10,023 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 combined, 6 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $17,109 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 83 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.8% local, 37.2% state, and 32.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #125 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 322.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 63.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.3% African American, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lyons School, with a diversity index of 78.3/100.
Its largest campus is Everett High School, enrolling 1,017 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ingham County Youth Center, at 12 students, a 85x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lansing Public School District school enrollment varies 85× across entities
Lansing Public School District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 1,017 students (highest), a spread of 1,005 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lansing Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.1% 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 Public School District student-counselor ratio is 322:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Lansing Public School District is typically wider than the Lansing Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lansing Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 63.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Lansing Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lansing Public School District?
Lansing Public School District has 27 schools, including 21 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,023 students.
How much does Lansing Public School District spend per student?
Lansing Public School District spends $17,109 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #125 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lansing Public School District?
Lansing Public School District students are 37.3% African American, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% White, 4.9% Asian, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lansing Public School District?
Lansing Public School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #125 out of 707 districts in Michigan.