Union High Transition

Union High Transition operates as a very small senior high in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Grand Rapids Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 50 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Across the 50 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools (13,903 students total), Union High Transition accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Union High Transition shows that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 18% White, 14% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union High Transition is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Union High Transition.

The school occupies a city-core site.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.