Lansing School District

Lansing Public School District
Location
Lansing, Michigan
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre K-12
Established1861
SuperintendentBen Shuldiner[1]
BudgetUS$ 166.5 million (2020-2021)[2]
NCES District ID2621150[3]
Students and staff
Students10,773 (2017-2018)[3]
Teachers626.25 (2017-2018)[3]
Staff1175.98 (2017-2018)[3]
Other information
Number of Schools27[4]
Websitehttp://www.lansingschools.net/

The Lansing Public School District is the urban public school district covering 52 square miles including most of the city of Lansing, Michigan, part of the city of East Lansing, and parts of the townships of Delta, DeWitt, Lansing, and Watertown. It has specialty schools for Chinese Immersion, International Baccalaureate, STEM, STEAM, and other categories.

History

Public school in Lansing began in May 1847. Between 1847 and 1851, three separate school districts were created within the three wards of the then-small city. In March 1861 the number of wards was increased to four and the districts were consolidated into a single all-inclusive school district within the city limits as required by the new city charter.[4]

In 1966 the district began a trial basis racial desegregation program. The district began desegregation busing at the elementary level in 1972.[5] The vote to enact the desegregation plan was 5-3.[6]

Boundary

Most of the district is in Ingham County. There, the district includes most of the county's portion of Lansing, as well as portions of East Lansing, Lansing Charter Township, and Delhi Charter Township.[7]

A portion of the district is in Clinton County, where it serves portions of the parts of Lansing and East Lansing in the county, as well as sections of DeWitt Charter Township and Watertown Charter Township.[8]

A portion of the district is in Eaton County, where it serves portions of the parts of Lansing in the county, as well as sections of Delta Charter Township and Windsor Charter Township.[9]

Schools

High schools
K-8 schools
  • Gardner School
  • Post Oak School
  • Dwight Rich School of the Arts
K-7 schools
  • Lewton School
  • Pattengill School
4-7 schools
  • Attwood School
  • Mt. Hope School
  • North School
  • Sheridan Road School
PreK-3 schools
  • Averill New Tech
  • Cavanagh
  • Cumberland
  • Forest View
  • Gier Park
  • Kendon
  • Lyons
  • Reo
  • Riddle
  • Wexford Montessori
  • Willow

References

  1. ^ "Superintendent". Lansing School District. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Fund Budget Fiscal Year 2020-21" (PDF). Lansing School District. June 25, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lansing Public School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "District History". Lansing School District. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Mayes, Mark (April 5, 1995). "Desegregation worth the pain, ex-student says". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 6A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Mayes, Mark (April 5, 1998). "Segregation creeps back into schools". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. pp. 1A, 7A. - Clipping of first (text detail) and of second page (text detail 1, text detail 2, and text detail 3) at Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ingham County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clinton County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eaton County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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