Empower U

Public high school, 6 to ungraded · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Empower U in Grand Rapids, Michigan enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 4.9 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

150 students in 2022-23, 170 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Empower U by school year2022-23: 150, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231502023-241702024-25188
Students enrolled at Empower U by school year2022-23: 150, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231502023-241702024-25188
Students enrolled at Empower U by school year2022-23: 150, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231502023-241702024-25188
Students enrolled at Empower U by school year2022-23: 150, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231502023-241702024-25188
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315029.05.2
2023-2417034.05.0
2024-2518838.04.9

4.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Empower U 4.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEmpower U 4.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Empower U 4.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEmpower U 4.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Empower U 4.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEmpower U 4.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; Empower U 4.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherEmpower U 4.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Empower U enrolled 209 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

56.4% of students were White, 19.1% Black, 14.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White56.4%
  2. Black19.1%
  3. Hispanic14.9%
  4. Two or more races4.8%
  5. Asian4.3%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

High schools in Grand Rapids

11 public high schools in Grand Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment; Empower U is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
City MiddleHigh95522.125.3%
Grand River Preparatory High School63518.758.3%
West Michigan Aviation Academy60016.917.5%
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy49416.469.2%
Innovation Central High38613.976.7%
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids21819.199.5%
Empower U1884.941.0%
NexTech High School14415.382.6%

All public schools in Grand Rapids →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Empower U

  1. Lighthouse Academy The PierThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 7 students, 3.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Bethany Based SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 12 students, 7.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Empower U with Lighthouse Academy The PierStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kent ISD spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganEmpower U is the number 573 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#573 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher4.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.4.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Empower U

  1. How many students attend Empower U?
    188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 150 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Grand Rapids, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Empower U?
    4.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Empower U a Title I school?
    Empower U was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Empower U in?
    Kent ISD, NCES district ID 2680620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 268062008363 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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