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Michigan Connections Academy had the largest enrollment among Ingham County schools, welcoming 1,589 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51% of them were girls, and 49% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 59% of the Michigan Connections Academy total enrollment.

Among the 91 schools in Ingham County, Holt Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,529 students, while Okemos High School welcomed 1,503 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Michigan Connections Academy is part of Michigan Connections Academy, which roughly covers schools within Ingham County, with its main office in Okemos.

In the previous school year, Michigan Connections Academy also had the largest number of students among Ingham County schools.

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.

However, 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Michigan Connections Academy	Okemos	1,589
Holt Senior High School	Holt	1,529
Okemos High School	Okemos	1,503
East Lansing High School	East Lansing	1,233
Mason High School	Mason	1,018
Everett High School	Lansing	1,017
Gardner International School	Lansing	874
MacDonald Middle School	East Lansing	857
Eastern High School	Lansing	798
Mason Middle School	Mason	778
Haslett High School	Haslett	774
Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle-High School	East Lansing	760
Kinawa School	Okemos	735
Chippewa Middle School	Okemos	726
Holt Junior High School	Holt	713
Pattengill School	Lansing	706
Haslett Middle School	Haslett	660
Williamston High School	Williamston	609
J. W. Sexton High School	Lansing	586
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Lansing	580
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Lansing	562
Steele Street Elementary School	Mason	513
Stockbridge Junior-Senior High School	Stockbridge	481
Lansing Charter Academy	Lansing	478
Bennett Woods Elementary School	Okemos	476
North School	Lansing	471
Elliott Elementary School	Holt	457
Hiawatha Elementary School	Okemos	441
Williamston Middle School	Williamston	440
Cornell Elementary School	Okemos	439
Post Oak School	Lansing	430
East Intermediate School	Lansing	429
Williamston Discovery Elementary School	Williamston	428
Attwood School	Lansing	426
Wilcox Elementary School	Holt	413
Woodworth Elementary School	Leslie	410
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Haslett	391
Wilkshire School	Haslett	390
Williamston Explorer Elementary School	Williamston	387
Murphy Elementary School	Haslett	386
Alaiedon Elementary School	Mason	375
North Aurelius Elementary School	Mason	371
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Lansing	356
Horizon Elementary School	Holt	354
Capital Area K-12 Online	Lansing	353
Sycamore Elementary School	Holt	348
Washington Woods Middle School	Holt	346
Dansville Elementary School	Dansville	341
Heritage School	Stockbridge	331
Okemos Public Montessori - Central	Okemos	326
Leslie Middle School	Leslie	326
Mt. Hope School	Lansing	323
Leslie High School	Leslie	322
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Lansing	316
Gier Park School	Lansing	316
Cumberland School	Lansing	308
Marble School	East Lansing	306
Glencairn School	East Lansing	298
Whitehills Elementary School	East Lansing	286
Willow School	Lansing	273
Robert L. Green Elementary School	East Lansing	273
Lewton School	Lansing	272
Forest View School	Lansing	262
Donley Elementary School	East Lansing	262
Emma Smith Elementary School	Stockbridge	256
James C. Harvey Education Center	Mason	252
Cavanaugh School	Lansing	245
Lyons School	Lansing	242
Forrest G. Averill School	Lansing	232
Dansville High School	Dansville	215
Center for Success at Pleasant View	Lansing	204
Red Cedar School	East Lansing	189
Webberville Elementary School	Webberville	186
Dansville Middle School	Dansville	169
Great Lakes Learning Academy High School	East Lansing	163
Hope Middle School	Holt	158
Cole Academy	Lansing	155
Webberville High School	Webberville	153
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Webberville Middle School	Webberville	107
Heartwood School	Mason	101
Ingham Academy/Family Center	--	41
Ingham Virtual High School	Leslie	29
Skills for Adult Independent Living (SAIL)	Mason	27
SLC/Evergreen	Mason	24
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Ingham County Youth Center	Lansing	12
Ingham Intermediate School District Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs	Mason	11
Malcolm Williams School	Onondaga	11
Project SEARCH	Mason	7
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