Sheridan Road

Sheridan Road is a middle school in LANSING, Michigan, and it is part of Lansing Public School District. Enrollment stands at 356 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 29% below the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan.

The Lansing Public School District system has 26 schools and 10,048 students.

The largest group at Sheridan Road is Black students, at 36%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clinton County is roughly 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sheridan Road scores 75%.

Classroom staffing at Sheridan Road totals 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Federal data show 96% of students (343) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Clinton County report 30%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clinton County show that median household income comes to about $88,210, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 9,640 students.

Among nearby public schools, Gier Park School is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sheridan Road.

NCES describes the area around Sheridan Road as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 311 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 356 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.4 to 19.2 over 4 years.

This page is set up for the Sheridan Road community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.