Hesperia High School

As a modestly sized senior high in HESPERIA, Michigan, Hesperia High School hosts 247 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Hesperia Community Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Hesperia High School sits 46% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Hesperia Community Schools (799 students total), Hesperia High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hesperia High School lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic. Compared to Newaygo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Hesperia High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Newaygo County's rate of about 63%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Newaygo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,304 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Newaygo County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,782 students), Hesperia High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Patricia St Clair Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Hesperia High School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Hesperia High School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 247). Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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