Grand River Preparatory High School

Grand River Preparatory High School is a four-year high school of mid-tier scale in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Grand River Preparatory High School, teacheing 635 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

Grand River Preparatory High School is a school of Grand River Preparatory High School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Grand River Preparatory High School lists that 41% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Black, 18% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Grand River Preparatory High School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Grand River Preparatory High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kent County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which Grand River Preparatory High School is one.

The closest other public school is Southeast Kelloggsville School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Grand River Preparatory High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grand River Preparatory High School has held roughly steady, going from 644 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 24% to 18% over that span.

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