East Kentwood Freshman Campus

As a big secondary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, East Kentwood Freshman Campus serves 742 students from grade 9, operated by Kentwood Public Schools. That puts it 61% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Across the 16 schools in Kentwood Public Schools (9,536 students total), East Kentwood Freshman Campus accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, East Kentwood Freshman Campus lists that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at East Kentwood Freshman Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household income runs about $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. East Kentwood Freshman Campus is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pinewood Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Kentwood Freshman Campus.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 732 students in 2018 compared to 742 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 33% to 23%.

On this page, the feed for East Kentwood Freshman Campus typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.