Empower U

Set in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Empower U is a modestly sized 9-12 campus, operated by Kent ISD. It serves 188 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Empower U is one of 7 schools operated by Kent ISD, a district that works with 585 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Empower U lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 19% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Empower U shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Empower U is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

William C Abney Academy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Empower U.

The school occupies a high-density site.

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