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Cedar Springs High School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cedar Springs High School
Set in CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan, Cedar Springs High School is a big senior high, overseen by Cedar Springs Public Schools. It works with 952 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Cedar Springs High School sits 107% larger than that benchmark.
Cedar Springs Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,211 students. Cedar Springs High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar Springs High School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Cedar Springs High School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is New Beginnings Alternative High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Cedar Springs High School.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 1,019 students in 2018 compared to 952 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Kent County at a glance
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- Cedar Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Cedar View Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Red Hawk IntermediateMiddle · 210 students
- New Beginnings Alternative High SchoolHigh · 50 students
- Cedar Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Cedar View Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Cedar Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Creative Technologies AcademyCombined · 302 students
- Red Hawk IntermediateMiddle · 210 students
- New Beginnings Alternative High School0.0 mi · 50
- Cedar View Elementary School0.3 mi · 466
- Cedar Trails Elementary School0.5 mi · 431
- Beach Elementary School0.5 mi · 445
- Cedar Springs Middle School0.9 mi · 657
- Red Hawk Intermediate0.9 mi · 210