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Laying the foundation for a better tomorrow

Education is critical to the long-term success of our workforce in today’s competitive international marketplace. Our area places a high value on education, and the numbers prove it.

  • 90+ % of area residents are high school graduates

  • 40+ % of area residents have college degrees

  • 12+ % of residents have graduate or professional degrees.

Our area’s K-12 schools meet the needs of a diverse and multi-faceted student population. Here’s how:

  • With schools that stack up against the best in the country —including East Lansing and Okemos, winners of the U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of “America’s Best High Schools”

  • Foreign-language immersion programs in Chinese and Spanish

  • 18 pupils/teacher

  • $5729 in school expenditures per student

  • 536 students per librarian (versus a national average of 907)

  • An exceptional mix of public, private and charter school options

  • Nationally recognized magnet schools

  • A tuition-free Montessori program (through the Lansing School District, plus three private Montessori schools)

K-12 education by the numbers:

  • 70,000+ students

  • 25 public school districts—the Lansing School District serves more than 14,000 students with 25 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools and 1 vocational center

  • 80 home countries

  • 65 foreign languages spoken at home

  • 34 private schools

  • 8 public charter schools

School Districts

Three counties make up the Greater Lansing region: Clinton, Eaton and Ingham. To learn more about the exceptional districts and schools in each one, use the links provided below.

Clinton

Clinton County has 38 schools: 21 elementary, 8 middle and 6 high schools. Learn more about school districts and individual schools at: http://michigan.schooltree.org/Clinton-County-Schools.html

Eaton

Eaton County is home to 55 schools: 30 elementary, 10 middle and 9 high schools. Learn more about school districts and individual schools at: http://michigan.schooltree.org/Eaton-County-Schools.html

Ingham

Ingham County has 138 schools: 85 elementary, 17 middle and 17 high schools. Learn more about school districts and individual schools at: http://michigan.schooltree.org/Ingham-County-Schools.html