Grand Rapids Public Museum High

Grand Rapids Public Museum High operates as a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 267 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Grand Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 13,903 students, Grand Rapids Public Museum High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Grand Rapids Public Museum High records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kent County) logs that median household income runs about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Grand Rapids Public Museum High is one.

The closest other public school is Grand Rapids Learning Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 48%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Grand Rapids Public Museum High community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.