Lansing Public School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Lansing, DeWitt and Lansing, and parts of East Lansing and Delta.

At a glance

9,781Students enrolled

26Schools

3Towns served

$20,420Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

88%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LansingDeWittLansing

Grades PK–12

16 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

10 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

Lansing Technical High School or Newcomer CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–12

18 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

18 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Sheridan Road356 students · LansingThis district

Grades 9–12

DeWitt High School944 students · DewittDeWitt Public Schools

Grades PK–12

16 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

11 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

Lansing Technical High School or Newcomer CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency12%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)69%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$20,420

per student each year · 24% above the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction45%

Support & administration51%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State45%

Federal21%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

9,145’20

9,365’21

9,285’22

9,942’23

9,781’24

Students

Black · 38%3,708

Hispanic · 21%2,074

White · 21%2,052

Two or more races · 13%1,305

Asian · 6%606

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%30

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lansing113,023 people

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DeWitt15,313 people

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Lansing8,100 people

Also covers small parts of East Lansing and Delta.

Schools26 in district

Level

All 26 Elementary 15 Middle 2 High 5 Other 4

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Gardner International SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 874 students · Lansing

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Pattengill SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 706 students · Lansing

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Dwight Rich School of the ArtsElementary · Grades K–8 · 562 students · Lansing

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North SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 471 students · Lansing

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Post Oak SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 430 students · Lansing

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Attwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 426 students · Lansing

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Wexford Montessori Magnet SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 356 students · Lansing

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Gier Park SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 316 students · Lansing

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Cumberland SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 308 students · Lansing

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Willow SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 273 students · Lansing

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Lewton SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 272 students · Lansing

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Forest View SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 262 students · Lansing

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Cavanaugh SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 245 students · Lansing

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Lyons SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 242 students · Lansing

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Forrest G Averill SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 232 students · Lansing

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Sheridan RoadMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 356 students · Lansing

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Mt Hope SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 323 students · Lansing

D-Public 📚

Lansing Technical High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–10 · 157 students · Lansing

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Everett High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,017 students · Lansing

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Eastern High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 798 students · Lansing

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JW Sexton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 586 students · Lansing

C-Public 🏫

Hill CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · Lansing

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Capital Area K12 OnlineOther · Grades K–12 · 353 students · Lansing

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Lansing Learning HubOther · Grades K–12 · 204 students · Lansing

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Ingham County Youth CenterOther · Grades 3–12 · 12 students · Lansing

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Newcomer CenterOther · Grades K–12 · Lansing

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Grand Ledge Public SchoolsOneida · Watertown · $12,607 per student

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Holt Public SchoolsDelhi · Windsor · $15,541 per student

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Eaton Rapids Public SchoolsWindsor · $15,078 per student

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Haslett Public SchoolsMeridian · $15,137 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.