Sheridan Road

Located at 16900 CEDAR ST, in LANSING, Michigan, Sheridan Road is a modestly sized 6-8 campus that serves 356 students (grades 5 through 8), one of the schools within Lansing Public School District. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sheridan Road lists that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Clinton County as a whole is about 2% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Sheridan Road higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clinton County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Clinton County put median household earnings sit near $88,210, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clinton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students), of which Sheridan Road is one.

The closest other public school is Gier Park School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sheridan Road.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 21% across the same window.

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