Lowell Senior High School

Lowell Senior High School is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in LOWELL, Michigan, one of the schools within Lowell Area Schools. The school serves 1,058 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 130% larger than typical.

Lowell Senior High School is one of 7 schools operated by Lowell Area Schools, a district that caters to 3,455 students overall.

Demographically, Lowell Senior High School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lowell Senior High School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is Cherry Creek Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lowell Senior High School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,193 (now 1,058). Class-load math has fell: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Lowell Senior High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.