Bethany Based School

Set in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Bethany Based School is an one-room-style four-year high school, part of Grand Rapids Public Schools. It works with 12 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 460.

Bethany Based School is one of 50 schools operated by Grand Rapids Public Schools, a district that educates 13,903 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Bethany Based School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 8% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Bethany Based School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

East Leonard Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bethany Based School has declined 37%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.