Ottawa Hills High School

Ottawa Hills High School is a small high school serving families in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Its enrollment is 385 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.

Enrollment across the 50 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools totals 13,903 students.

The share of Black students at Ottawa Hills High School is 68%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Kent County is about 10% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. High schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 21.6:1. At Ottawa Hills High School, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Kent County average 47%.

Looking at the county, Kent County, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ottawa Hills High School, Kent County has 239 public schools.

Ottawa Hills High School's closest public school neighbor is Ottawa High Transition, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 385 to 385. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 13.4:1.

On allk12, people connected to Ottawa Hills High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.