Caledonia High School

Located at 9050 KRAFT AVE SE, in CALEDONIA, Michigan, Caledonia High School is a sizable secondary school that educates 1,438 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Caledonia Community Schools. That puts it 213% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Caledonia Community Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,564 students; Caledonia High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Caledonia High School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Caledonia High School has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Kent County's rate of about 47%.

Across the wider county, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Caledonia High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Duncan Lake Transitions Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Caledonia High School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,524 (now 1,438). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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