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Vestaburg Community High School
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Vestaburg Community High School
Located at 7100 AVENUE B, in VESTABURG, Michigan, Vestaburg Community High School is a low-enrollment four-year high school that hosts 307 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Vestaburg Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 33% below typical.
Vestaburg Community High School is one of 4 schools operated by Vestaburg Community Schools, a district that caters to 1,093 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Vestaburg Community High School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Montcalm County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Vestaburg Community High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Vestaburg Community High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Montcalm County's rate of about 57%.
In the broader community, Montcalm County reports that median household income runs about $67,344, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Montcalm County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), Vestaburg Community High School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 16%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.
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