Gier Park School vs JW Sexton High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Gier Park School JW Sexton High School
Location LANSING, MI LANSING, MI
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 316 586
Student:Teacher Ratio 16:1 18.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 94.1% 85.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Gier Park School JW Sexton High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,108 $20,108
District Lansing Public School District Lansing Public School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Gier Park School JW Sexton High School
White 32.9% 14.7%
African American 24.1% 56.7%
Hispanic or Latino 26.3% 12.5%
Asian 0.3% 6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 16.5% 9.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Gier Park School JW Sexton High School
AP Courses Offered 4
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 293:1
Chronic Absenteeism 87.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 1 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.