Lansing Public School District
Serves Lansing, DeWitt Township and Lansing Township, and parts of East Lansing and Delta Township.
Lansing’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Michigan school districts
What stands out about Lansing Public School District
- Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
- Spends 24% more per student than the MI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7% since 2020–21
- Debt of $154.1M, about $15,751 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C−: better than 20% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lansing. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MI
2021–22 · class of 202392% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 7% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
24 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.
Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.