Hesperia High School

Students in HESPERIA, Michigan, attend Hesperia High School, a low-enrollment high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 247 students enrolled. That is 46% below the average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.

Hesperia Community Schools oversees Hesperia High School and 2 other schools, with 799 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, Hesperia High School is 89% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic. In Newaygo County overall, the White share is about 88%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.

Hesperia High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1, with 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Newaygo County average 63%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Newaygo County show that the median household earns about $63,304 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Newaygo County, 23 public schools serve about 6,782 students.

David C Outwin Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 247, compared with 292 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.5:1 to 19.1:1.

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