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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	--	--