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What's the most underrated thing about Grandville High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,719
High
DISTRICT 871 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261647005381
Grandville High School
4700 CANAL AVE SW, GRANDVILLE, MI 49418 · (616) 254-6426 · Kent County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,719 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
443 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 414 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 454 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 393 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 450 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 0% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Grandville High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandville High School this school | 1,719 | 25.8% | N/A |
| Lake Orion Community High School LAKE ORION | 2,035 | 21.9% | N/A |
| Byron Center High School BYRON CENTER | 1,387 | 22.6% | N/A |
| Grand Ledge High School GRAND LEDGE | 1,704 | 19.4% | N/A |
| Jenison High School JENISON | 1,506 | 21.1% | N/A |
| Grand Haven High School GRAND HAVEN | 1,630 | 27.6% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Grandville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,719 | #25 of 844 | #3 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #248 of 548 | #16 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #149 of 550 | #20 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #527 of 654 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #416 of 436 | #23 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,719
-53 (-3%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,719 | 94.6 | 18.2:1 | 26% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 1,717 | 103 | 16.7:1 | 31% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 1,767 | 100.6 | 17.6:1 | 32% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 1,772 | 105 | 16.9:1 | 31% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 1,763 | 89.5 | 19.7:1 | 27% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 1,849 | 89 | 20.8:1 | 26% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 1,877 | 88 | 21.3:1 | 25% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 1,817 | 82 | 22.2:1 | 5% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 1,130 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,763 to 1,719); teachers up 6% (89.5 to 94.6).
About Grandville High School
Grandville High School is a large high school located in GRANDVILLE, Michigan. The school counts 1,719 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Michigan is about 460 students.
Grandville Public Schools is responsible for 11 schools, Grandville High School included, with 5,512 students in all.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Grandville High School combined. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 73% White share among all Kent County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Grandville High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.2:1, with 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Grandville High School is 26%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Kent County.
Within Kent County, median household income is about $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 239 public schools in Kent County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,253.
Nearest public school: Grandville Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Grandville High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Grandville High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Grandville High School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.2 students per teacher, compared with 16.9 in 2020-21.
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Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grandville Public Schools
- Grandville Oakestown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 852 students
- Grandville Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Grandville Century Park Learning CenterElementary · 411 students
- Grandville Grand View Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Grandville Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Grandville South Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in GRANDVILLE
- Grandville Oakestown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 852 students
- Grandville Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Grandville South Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Grandville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Grandville Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 201 students
- Grandville West Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Grandville Middle School0.3 mi · 850
- Grandville Grand View Elementary School0.9 mi · 406
- Grandville West Elementary School1.1 mi · 191
- Grandville South Elementary School1.3 mi · 287
- Grandville Century Park Learning Center1.4 mi · 411
- Grandville Oakestown Intermediate School1.4 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Grandville High SchoolHow many students attend Grandville High School?
Grandville High School enrolls approximately 1,719 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grandville High School serve?
Grandville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Grandville High School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Grandville High School.
What is the student diversity at Grandville High School?
Student demographics at Grandville High School are roughly 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Grandville High School in?
Grandville High School is part of Grandville Public Schools.
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