Enrollment
490
Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lanse, MI
Lanse Area School
Federal NCES profile for Lanse Area School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 260001805923
👥 S:T ratio 41
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lanse Area School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Michigan schools.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 14.8:1
- small classes for Michigan
- 55.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 490
- students enrolled
Lanse Area School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: L'anse Area Schools · Michigan
NCES ID 260001805923 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.8:1
vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg
-15% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
55.8%
vs 54.3% Michigan avg
+3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lanse Area School compares with Michigan and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lanse Area School
Lanse Area School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Lanse, Michigan, enrolling 490 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Michigan schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 55.8% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 490 puts it in the larger third of Michigan schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,375 scored Michigan schools.
Against 638 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #132.
Its student body is led by White (64%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (18%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 245 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 20.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
L'anse Area Schools operates only this one school, so Lanse Area School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lanse Area School compares
Lanse Area School on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Michigan | Michigan avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.8:1 | ▼ 15% | 17.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.8% | ▲ 3% | 54.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 490 | top 27% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.8:1
Leaner classes than 49% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
490
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
55.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 3% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.8:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 30% in Michigan - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
42.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,027
per pupil, district-wide
- below Michigan avg of $13,507
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 245 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
23
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 63.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 18.4%
Two or More 14.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
Asian 0.6%
African American 0.4%
Largest group: White at 63.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.0, Lanse Area School is more mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for L'anse Area Schools, which includes Lanse Area School.
$13,027
Per student
-4%
vs Michigan
Avg $13,507
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.7%
State 54.7%
Federal 20.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~490 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lanse Area School
How many students attend Lanse Area School?
Lanse Area School has 490 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lanse, MI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lanse Area School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lanse Area School is 14.8:1, which is 15% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lanse Area School?
55.8% of students at Lanse Area School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lanse Area School?
The largest demographic group at Lanse Area School is White at 63.7% of enrollment, in Lanse, MI. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lanse Area School?
Lanse Area School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Lanse Area School a good school?
Lanse Area School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 70% of Michigan schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in L'anse Area Schools?
None reported; L'anse Area Schools operates only Lanse Area School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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