There were 37,883 students enrolled in Ingham County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 52.7% of the student body, the highest percentage in Ingham County schools, followed by 17.8% African American, 12.5% Hispanic, 10.3% multiracial, 6.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.
Michigan Connections Academy had the highest enrollment among Ingham County’s 104 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,589 students.
In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.
Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.
Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.
The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.
Some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. “Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health,” stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Connections Academy | 1,645 | 1,589 | -3.4% |
| Holt Senior High School | 1,569 | 1,529 | -2.5% |
| Okemos High School | 1,523 | 1,503 | -1.3% |
| East Lansing High School | 1,241 | 1,233 | -0.6% |
| Mason High School | 1,014 | 1,018 | 0.4% |
| Everett High School | 1,090 | 1,017 | -6.7% |
| Gardner International School | 898 | 874 | -2.7% |
| MacDonald Middle School | 842 | 857 | 1.8% |
| Eastern High School | 901 | 798 | -11.4% |
| Mason Middle School | 752 | 778 | 3.5% |
| Haslett High School | 779 | 774 | -0.6% |
| Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle-High School | 646 | 760 | 17.6% |
| Kinawa School | 726 | 735 | 1.2% |
| Chippewa Middle School | 679 | 726 | 6.9% |
| Holt Junior High School | 701 | 713 | 1.7% |
| Pattengill School | 633 | 706 | 11.5% |
| Haslett Middle School | 618 | 660 | 6.8% |
| Williamston High School | 597 | 609 | 2% |
| J. W. Sexton High School | 745 | 586 | -21.3% |
| Windemere Park Charter Academy | 612 | 580 | -5.2% |
| Dwight Rich School of the Arts | 627 | 562 | -10.4% |
| Steele Street Elementary School | 504 | 513 | 1.8% |
| Stockbridge Junior-Senior High School | 525 | 481 | -8.4% |
| Lansing Charter Academy | 467 | 478 | 2.4% |
| Bennett Woods Elementary School | 486 | 476 | -2.1% |
| North School | 359 | 471 | 31.2% |
| Elliott Elementary School | 391 | 457 | 16.9% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School | 445 | 441 | -0.9% |
| Williamston Middle School | 432 | 440 | 1.9% |
| Cornell Elementary School | 453 | 439 | -3.1% |
| Post Oak School | 383 | 430 | 12.3% |
| East Intermediate School | 404 | 429 | 6.2% |
| Williamston Discovery Elementary School | 435 | 428 | -1.6% |
| Attwood School | 462 | 426 | -7.8% |
| Wilcox Elementary School | 351 | 413 | 17.7% |
| Woodworth Elementary School | 419 | 410 | -2.1% |
| Vera Ralya Elementary School | 389 | 391 | 0.5% |
| Wilkshire School | 397 | 390 | -1.8% |
| Williamston Explorer Elementary School | 375 | 387 | 3.2% |
| Murphy Elementary School | 376 | 386 | 2.7% |
| Alaiedon Elementary School | 389 | 375 | -3.6% |
| North Aurelius Elementary School | 410 | 371 | -9.5% |
| Wexford Montessori Magnet School | 343 | 356 | 3.8% |
| Horizon Elementary School | 390 | 354 | -9.2% |
| Capital Area K-12 Online | 396 | 353 | -10.9% |
| Sycamore Elementary School | 352 | 348 | -1.1% |
| Washington Woods Middle School | 370 | 346 | -6.5% |
| Dansville Elementary School | 363 | 341 | -6.1% |
| Heritage School | 330 | 331 | 0.3% |
| Leslie Middle School | 333 | 326 | -2.1% |
| Okemos Public Montessori – Central | 323 | 326 | 0.9% |
| Mt. Hope School | 222 | 323 | 45.5% |
| Leslie High School | 324 | 322 | -0.6% |
| Gier Park School | 327 | 316 | -3.4% |
| Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy | 299 | 316 | 5.7% |
| Cumberland School | 285 | 308 | 8.1% |
| Marble School | 302 | 306 | 1.3% |
| Glencairn School | 296 | 298 | 0.7% |
| Whitehills Elementary School | 274 | 286 | 4.4% |
| Robert L. Green Elementary School | 270 | 273 | 1.1% |
| Willow School | 293 | 273 | -6.8% |
| Lewton School | 264 | 272 | 3% |
| Forest View School | 265 | 262 | -1.1% |
| Donley Elementary School | 276 | 262 | -5.1% |
| Emma Smith Elementary School | 265 | 256 | -3.4% |
| James C. Harvey Education Center | 241 | 252 | 4.6% |
| Cavanaugh School | 271 | 245 | -9.6% |
| Lyons School | 250 | 242 | -3.2% |
| Forrest G. Averill School | 245 | 232 | -5.3% |
| Dansville High School | 228 | 215 | -5.7% |
| Center for Success at Pleasant View | 213 | 204 | -4.2% |
| Red Cedar School | 192 | 189 | -1.6% |
| Webberville Elementary School | 183 | 186 | 1.6% |
| Dansville Middle School | 161 | 169 | 5% |
| Great Lakes Learning Academy High School | 220 | 163 | -25.9% |
| Hope Middle School | 338 | 158 | -53.3% |
| Cole Academy | 151 | 155 | 2.6% |
| Webberville High School | 150 | 153 | 2% |
| Beekman Center | — | 129 | — |
| Webberville Middle School | 110 | 107 | -2.7% |
| Heartwood School | 91 | 101 | 11% |
| Ingham Academy/Family Center | 53 | 41 | -22.6% |
| Ingham Virtual High School | 27 | 29 | 7.4% |
| Skills for Adult Independent Living (SAIL) | 28 | 27 | -3.6% |
| SLC/Evergreen | 25 | 24 | -4% |
| SAIL – Lansing | — | 24 | — |
| Ingham County Youth Center | 13 | 12 | -7.7% |
| Malcolm Williams School | 17 | 11 | -35.3% |
| Ingham Intermediate School District Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs | 19 | 11 | -42.1% |
| Project SEARCH | 7 | 7 | 0% |
| Ingham ISD EI Programs | — | 4 | — |
| Beekman Center | 143 | — | — |