NexTech High School

Located at 801 BROADWAY AVE NW, in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, NexTech High School is a minimally staffed senior high that teaches 144 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NexTech High School. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 69% smaller than typical.

Operationally, NexTech High School answers to NexTech High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, NexTech High School reports that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NexTech High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kent County) reports that 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. In all, Kent County runs 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), of which NexTech High School is one.

Stocking Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. NexTech High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NexTech High School has decreased 3%, going from 148 students in 2018 to 144 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 19% to 29%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.