Lewton School

Located at 2000 LEWTON PL, in LANSING, Michigan, Lewton School is a small elementary-level community that teaches 272 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Lansing Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 369.

Lewton School is one of 26 schools operated by Lansing Public School District, a district that enrolls 10,048 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewton School lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 15% White, 11% Black, 11% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at school resources, Lewton School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Lewton School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Lewton School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ingham County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ingham County indicate median household income runs about $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Ingham County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), Lewton School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dwight Rich School of the Arts, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lewton School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 34% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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