JW Sexton High School

JW Sexton High School, located in LANSING, Michigan, is a medium-sized high school. The school counts 586 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 460 average for high schools in Michigan.

Lansing Public School District counts 10,048 students in its 26 schools, and JW Sexton High School is one of them.

At JW Sexton High School, Black students make up 57% of the student body. The school is also 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Ingham County residents. JW Sexton High School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school has about 18.1 students per teacher and 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Ingham County.

Within Ingham County, the median household income is $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Ingham County has 100 public schools and roughly 37,914 students.

The closest public school, Willow School, is about 0.3 miles from JW Sexton High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Locale data from NCES put JW Sexton High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

In 2020-21 the school reported 1,077 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 586. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.2:1 to 18.1:1.

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