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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Kent County, Michigan

Across Kent County, Michigan, 39 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Ottawa Hills High School leads the list at 68.0%, against a median of 10.4% 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 % Black

68.0%

Median % Black

10.4%

MOST BLACK · KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Ottawa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	385	68.0%(262)
2	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	218	50.5%(110)
3	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	494	46.6%(230)
4	Wellspring Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Wellspring Preparatory High School	267	43.5%(116)
5	Crossroads Alternative High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	216	42.6%(92)
6	Southeast Career Pathways	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	106	38.7%(41)
7	East Kentwood High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	2,068	36.8%(761)
8	Union High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	881	35.8%(315)
9	Innovation Central High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	386	35.5%(137)
10	East Kentwood Freshman Campus	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	742	33.1%(246)
11	Kelloggsville High School	WYOMING, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	595	30.8%(183)
12	Grand River Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand River Preparatory High School	635	28.5%(181)
13	NexTech High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	NexTech High School	144	24.3%(35)
14	Godwin Heights Senior High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	656	23.6%(155)
15	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	309	23.6%(73)
16	Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	184	22.3%(41)
17	Empower U	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kent ISD	188	19.1%(36)
18	Grand Rapids Public Museum High	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	267	18.7%(50)
19	Wyoming High School	WYOMING, MI	Wyoming Public Schools	1,273	16.6%(211)
20	Northview High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	1,078	10.4%(112)
21	West Michigan Aviation Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	West Michigan Aviation Academy	600	9.8%(59)
22	Lee High School	WYOMING, MI	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	537	8.4%(45)
23	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	955	8.0%(76)
24	Comstock Park High School	COMSTOCK PARK, MI	Comstock Park Public Schools	522	6.9%(36)
25	Northern High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	1,088	6.5%(71)
26	Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	378	5.0%(19)
27	Grandville High School	GRANDVILLE, MI	Grandville Public Schools	1,719	4.7%(81)
28	Kenowa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	876	4.2%(37)
29	East Grand Rapids High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	908	2.8%(25)
30	Central High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	999	2.7%(27)
31	Caledonia High School	CALEDONIA, MI	Caledonia Community Schools	1,438	2.2%(32)
32	Eastern High School	ADA, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	768	2.1%(16)
33	Sparta Senior High School	SPARTA, MI	Sparta Area Schools	778	1.7%(13)
34	Rockford HS Freshman Center	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	584	1.2%(7)
35	Byron Center High School	BYRON CENTER, MI	Byron Center Public Schools	1,387	1.1%(16)
36	Lowell Senior High School	LOWELL, MI	Lowell Area Schools	1,058	1.0%(11)
37	Rockford High School	ROCKFORD, MI	Rockford Public Schools	1,750	0.9%(16)
38	Cedar Springs High School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	952	0.6%(6)
39	Kent City High School	KENT CITY, MI	Kent City Community Schools	383	0.5%(2)

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