School district · Michigan
Lansing Public School District
Lansing Public School District in Michigan: 26 public schools with 9,781 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,420 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 26
- Students
- 9,781
- Students per teacher
- 16.8
- MI 15.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $20,420
- MI $16.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 584
- Counselors (FTE)
- 12.2
- Students per counselor
- 801
- MI 495 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 4.1
- Librarians (FTE): 5.9
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Michigan: 45%22%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Michigan
Median 40% · 754 school districts compared
4,129 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Michigan: 35%12%proficient
+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Michigan
Median 29% · 753 school districts compared
4,226 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 21% · $54.9M
- State
- 45% · $118.5M
- Local
- 35% · $91.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,170
- Support services
- $10,366
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $22.4M
- Long-term debt
- $161.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attwood SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 426 | 18.3 | 12% | 5.6% |
Cavanaugh SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 245 | 14.2 | 42% | 48% |
Cumberland SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 308 | 14.5 | 26% | 24% |
Dwight Rich School of the ArtsFree meals for all | K–8 | 562 | 17.9 | 17% | 4.6% |
Forest View SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 262 | 12.5 | 26% | 26% |
Forrest G Averill SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 232 | 12.2 | 18% | 13% |
Gardner International SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 874 | 15.9 | 18% | 5.9% |
Gier Park SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 316 | 14.8 | 18% | 23% |
Lewton SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 272 | 14.6 | 18% | 14% |
Lyons SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 242 | 15.0 | 20% | 15% |
North SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 471 | 22.8 | 14% | 9.2% |
Pattengill SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 706 | 18.3 | 29% | 16% |
Post Oak SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 430 | 15.2 | 51% | 37% |
Wexford Montessori Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 356 | 17.6 | 30% | 11% |
Willow SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 273 | 15.0 | 8.4% | 17% |
Mt Hope SchoolFree meals for all | 4–8 | 323 | 16.3 | 22% | 10% |
Sheridan RoadFree meals for all | 5–8 | 356 | 19.2 | 16% | 5.4% |
Eastern High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 798 | 19.9 | — | — |
Everett High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,017 | 19.9 | — | — |
Hill CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
JW Sexton High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 586 | 18.1 | — | — |
Lansing Technical High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–10 | 157 | 11.9 | — | — |
Capital Area K12 OnlineFully virtual | K–12 | 353 | 28.5 | 23% | 12% |
Ingham County Youth CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 3–12 | 12 | 12.0 | — | — |
Lansing Learning HubAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 204 | 98.1 | 27% | 27% |
| K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 519 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48933
- Phone
- (517)755-1010
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.