Big Rapids High School

Big Rapids High School, a well-populated high school in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan, run under Big Rapids Public Schools, works with 755 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% above the state mean of about 460.

Big Rapids Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,405 students; Big Rapids High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Big Rapids High School logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Mecosta County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Mecosta County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Mecosta County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,951 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mecosta County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,219 students), of which Big Rapids High School is one.

The closest other public school is Big Rapids Virtual School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 755 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.