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Innovation Central High

421 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503

523
Pupils
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Innovation Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 523 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Grand Rapids Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Innovation Central High enrolls 523 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.

Male students
272 (52%)
Female students
251 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student-teacher ratio
16.3:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 6.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino26551%
Black or African American19337%
White366.9%
Two or more races285.4%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

467 of the school's 523 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 20 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, MidsizeGrades 9–12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Innovation Central High 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.

School district: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Innovation Central High 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 523 students, Innovation Central High is larger than the district average of about 268 students per school.

13,692
District students
51
Schools
795
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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