Crossroads Alternative High School

Crossroads Alternative High School operates as a compact high school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Kentwood Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 216 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Kentwood Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 9,536 students; Crossroads Alternative High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crossroads Alternative High School reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Kent County's rate of about 47%.

Around the school, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Crossroads Alternative High School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is Townline Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Crossroads Alternative High School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crossroads Alternative High School has edged down 4%, going from 225 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 23% across the same window.

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