Alternative/PRU Other Open

Lighthouse Academy South Campus

๐Ÿ“ 3300 36th St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49512

146
Pupils
11.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lighthouse Academy South Campus is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lighthouse Academy school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lighthouse Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Lighthouse Academy South Campus enrolls 146 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 68% male and 32% female. A teaching staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.

Male students
99 (68%)
Female students
47 (32%)
Teachers (FTE)
13.3
Student-teacher ratio
11.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 30% White and 25% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American5437%
White4430%
Hispanic or Latino3625%
Two or more races64.1%
Asian42.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander21.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

140 of the school's 146 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“12Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

Lighthouse Academy South Campus is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 26, state house district 72.

School district: Lighthouse Academy

Lighthouse Academy South Campus is one of 7 schools in Lighthouse Academy, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 404 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 146 students, Lighthouse Academy South Campus is larger than the district average of about 58 students per school.

404
District students
7
Schools
31
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
24%
Graduation rate
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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