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

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