Red Hawk Intermediate

Red Hawk Intermediate, a modestly sized 6-8 campus in CEDAR SPRINGS, Michigan, part of Cedar Springs Public Schools, teaches 210 students, covering grade 8. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Red Hawk Intermediate is one of 7 schools operated by Cedar Springs Public Schools, a district that works with 3,211 students overall.

Demographically, Red Hawk Intermediate reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Red Hawk Intermediate has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Red Hawk Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Springs Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 6-year window. Red Hawk Intermediate's enrollment has decreased 63% since 2018, when it stood at 568 (now 210). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 5% to 10%. Class-load math has fell: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2024.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.