Total enrollment
2,626
+62 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Lansing
Kansas · 2,626 students · 2 cities
For families inside Lansing, public-school options total 5 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 2,626 (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Lansing
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lansing ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #23 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,626 | #37 of 156 | #3,633 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #59 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #144 of 154 | #5,885 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.1% | #119 of 156 | #5,873 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #31 of 85 | #3,023 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lansing
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Lansing Elementary School at 52.4% proficient to Lansing Middle 6-8 at 39.6%, a gap of 12.8 points. That is the 59th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 2,641 to 2,198 students (down 17%) and from 168 to 142 full-time teachers (down 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing High 9-12 | Leavenworth | High | 09-12 | 860 |
| Lansing Elementary School | Lansing | Elementary | PK-03 | 758 |
| Lansing Middle 6-8 | Lansing | Middle | 06-08 | 580 |
| Lansing Intermediate School | Lansing | Elementary | 04-05 | 370 |
| Lansing Virtual Academy | Lansing | Combined | KG-12 | 58 |
About Lansing
Across 5 schools, Lansing teaches about 2,626 students in Kansas. By footprint it is a small district.
For a sense of the school types, Lansing is made up of 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lansing runs about 525 students per school, 48% higher than the state mean of roughly 355.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,626 students, held roughly steady from the 2,564 reported in SY 2020-21. Lansing now counts 5 public schools, up from 4 in SY 2020-21.
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