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Kent City High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Kent City High School
Set in KENT CITY, Michigan, Kent City High School is an intimate senior high, part of Kent City Community Schools. It instructs 383 students across grades 6 through 12.
Across the 4 schools in Kent City Community Schools (1,233 students total), Kent City High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Kent City High School shows that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest consists of 28% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Kent City High School records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Kent City High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household income runs about $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent City High School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).
Kent City Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Kent City High School operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Kent City High School's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 383). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.
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Related schools
- Kent City Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Kent City Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
- Kent City Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Kent City Middle SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Kent City Virtual AcademyHigh · 23 students
- Kent City Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 23
- Kent City Middle School0.1 mi · 290
- Kent City Elementary School0.4 mi · 537
- Sparta Senior High School5.5 mi · 778
- Ridgeview Elementary School5.8 mi · 555
- Sparta Middle School5.8 mi · 503