Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS

Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS, a sprawling four-year high school in EAST LANSING, Michigan, one of the schools within Great Lakes Learning Academy, educates 760 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 460.

Great Lakes Learning Academy runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 923 students. Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS shows that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ingham County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ingham County) shows that median household earnings sit near $65,526, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

The closest other public school is Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHS's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,017 (now 760). Class-load math has fell: from 31.0:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.