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The highest-poverty public high schools in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 39 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Covenant High School Grand Rapids leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 54.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Kent County, Michigan

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

54.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	High	218	99.5%
2	Godwin Heights Senior High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	High	656	93.8%
3	Lee High School	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	High	537	90.1%
4	NexTech High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	NexTech High School	High	144	84.7%
5	Crossroads Alternative High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	High	216	83.8%
6	Ottawa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	385	83.6%
7	Innovation Central High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	386	83.2%
8	Southeast Career Pathways	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	106	82.1%
9	Wyoming High School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	High	1,273	81.1%
10	Kelloggsville High School	WYOMING, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	High	595	79.8%
11	Wellspring Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Wellspring Preparatory High School	High	267	76.8%
12	Union High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	881	76.6%
13	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	494	74.9%
14	Grand River Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand River Preparatory High School	High	635	73.7%
15	East Kentwood Freshman Campus	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	High	742	68.6%
16	Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	378	67.7%
17	East Kentwood High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	High	2,068	65.5%
18	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	309	62.8%
19	Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	184	55.4%
20	Kent City High School	KENT CITY, MI	Kent City Community Schools	High	383	54.6%
21	Grand Rapids Public Museum High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	267	49.4%
22	Comstock Park High School	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Comstock Park Public Schools	High	522	44.3%
23	Empower U	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kent ISD	High	188	41.5%
24	Sparta Senior High School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	High	778	36.1%
25	Kenowa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	High	876	35.0%
26	Northview High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	High	1,078	32.4%
27	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	955	29.7%
28	Cedar Springs High School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	High	952	29.7%
29	Grandville High School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	High	1,719	25.8%
30	Byron Center High School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	High	1,387	22.6%
31	West Michigan Aviation Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	West Michigan Aviation Academy	High	600	19.2%
32	Lowell Senior High School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	High	1,058	18.0%
33	Northern High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	High	1,088	17.6%
34	Rockford HS Freshman Center	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	High	584	17.3%
35	Rockford High School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	High	1,750	16.2%
36	Caledonia High School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	High	1,438	15.0%
37	Eastern High School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	High	768	13.9%
38	Central High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	High	999	13.7%
39	East Grand Rapids High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	908	6.5%

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