SAIL Lansing

SAIL Lansing is a high school of very small scale in LANSING, Michigan, operated by Ingham ISD, enrolling 12 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% leaner than the state mean of about 460.

Within Ingham ISD, which oversees 11 schools and 330 students, SAIL Lansing is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SAIL Lansing reports that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 42% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at SAIL Lansing qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ingham County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ingham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,526 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. SAIL Lansing is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eastern High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SAIL Lansing typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.