📍 225 Mayfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49503
Empower U is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kent ISD school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Empower U enrolls 150 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 6% |
| Asian | 6 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 150 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Empower U is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 75.
Empower U is one of 10 schools in Kent ISD, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 3,965 students district-wide and employs 246 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 150 students, Empower U is smaller than the district average of about 397 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize