JW Sexton High School

Located at 102 MCPHERSON AVE, in LANSING, Michigan, JW Sexton High School is an average-sized senior high that works with 586 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Lansing Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 460.

Lansing Public School District runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 10,048 students. JW Sexton High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, JW Sexton High School records that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder reads as 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ingham County put median household earnings sit near $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JW Sexton High School is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Willow School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 815 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.