MidMichigan Leadership Academy

MidMichigan Leadership Academy is an elementary school of average-sized scale in LANSING, Michigan, part of Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy, caters to 316 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Operationally, MidMichigan Leadership Academy answers to Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MidMichigan Leadership Academy records that 68% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 18% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at school resources, MidMichigan Leadership Academy lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting MidMichigan Leadership Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MidMichigan Leadership Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Ingham County's rate of about 49%.

Around the school, census data for Ingham County shows median household earnings sit near $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which MidMichigan Leadership Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Willow School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MidMichigan Leadership Academy.

The school occupies an urban site. MidMichigan Leadership Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MidMichigan Leadership Academy has showed little movement, going from 315 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 16% to 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.