Kelloggsville Virtual School

Located at 242 52ND ST SE, in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Kelloggsville Virtual School is an one-room-style 9-12 campus that instructs 61 students (grades 6 through 12), part of Kelloggsville Public Schools. That puts it 87% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Kelloggsville Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,259 students, Kelloggsville Virtual School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Kelloggsville Virtual School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 28% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Kelloggsville Virtual School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Southeast Kelloggsville School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kelloggsville Virtual School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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