Kearsley High School

Set in FLINT, Michigan, Kearsley High School is a well-populated 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Kearsley Community School District. It instructs 836 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 82% larger than typical.

Kearsley High School is one of 7 schools operated by Kearsley Community School District, a district that instructs 2,834 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kearsley High School lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Kearsley High School lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Genesee County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Genesee County shows median household income runs about $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Kearsley High School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kearsley Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kearsley High School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kearsley High School has fell 19%, going from 1,030 students in 2018 to 836 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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