Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh

Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh, a compact high school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools, enrolls 184 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Grand Rapids Public Schools comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 13,903 students; Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh is among them.

Demographically, Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kent County put the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 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), Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Innovation Central High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.