Ottawa High Transition

As a very small high school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Ottawa High Transition caters to 14 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Grand Rapids Public Schools. That puts it 97% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Grand Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 13,903 students, Ottawa High Transition is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ottawa High Transition lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 14% White. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ottawa High Transition has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kent County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Ottawa High Transition is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ottawa Hills High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.