Lansing Technical High School

Lansing Technical High School is a four-year high school of very small scale in LANSING, Michigan, operated by Lansing Public School District, serveing 157 students in grades 9 through 10. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 66% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, Lansing Technical High School reports that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 20% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Lansing Technical High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ingham County shows 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%. Lansing Technical High School is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wexford Montessori Magnet School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Lansing Technical High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.