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
0/100100/10030/100
👥 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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-28 students YoY

Lanse Area School shrank from 513 students in 2022-23 to 485 in 2023-24 (-5.5%).

Teacher FTE added 33.7 → 34.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-28 students YoY 260001805923 · Lanse, MI Other · SMALL · TRAD

490 enr · 14.8:1 · 55.8% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Golden Eagle Charter (490 students)

Lanse Area School shrank from 513 students in 2022-23 to 485 in 2023-24 (-5.5%). Teacher FTE added 33.7 → 34.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

How Lanse Area School compares

Lanse Area School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$16,166
per pupil, district-wide - above Michigan avg of $15,012
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints 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.

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

District finance for L'anse Area Schools reports $16,166 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 513 (2022-23) → 485 (2023-24), down 28.

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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