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Lansing, Michigan - 13 schools
44
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Michigan Department of Corrections operates 13 public schools serving 44 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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.
. Demographically, the student body averages 55.2% African American, 39.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parnall Correctional Facility, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
Its largest campus is St Louis Correctional Facility, enrolling 13 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Michigan Reformatory, at 1 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St Louis Correctional Facility accounts for 15.9% of all Michigan Department of Corrections student enrollment
That concentration means Michigan Department of Corrections-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Michigan Department of Corrections school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Michigan Department of Corrections school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 13 students (highest), a spread of 12 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Michigan Department of Corrections has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.9% 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.
Comparisons are relative to Michigan Department of Corrections'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 Michigan Department of Corrections?
Michigan Department of Corrections has 13 schools, including 13 high. Total enrollment is 44 students.
What is the demographic composition of Michigan Department of Corrections?
Michigan Department of Corrections students are 55.2% African American, 39.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.