📍 1800 Tremont Blvd Nw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49504
Union High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 922 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union High School enrolls 922 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 478 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 309 | 34% |
| White | 65 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 18 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
813 of the school's 922 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 782 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 29, state house district 75.
Union High School is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 922 students, Union High School is larger than the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize