High school (grades 9-12) · Grand Rapids, MI

Ottawa Hills High School

Federal NCES profile for Ottawa Hills High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 261644005338
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🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ottawa Hills High School earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#18 of 22
high schools in Grand Rapids · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
84.3%
free-lunch eligible
385
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Ottawa Hills High School ranks #18 of 22 high schools in Grand Rapids, MI.

School address

Grand Rapids, MI 49506
District: Grand Rapids Public Schools · Michigan

NCES ID 261644005338 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+33 students YoY

Ottawa Hills High School grew from 369 students in 2022-23 to 402 in 2023-24 (+8.9%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+33 students YoY 261644005338 · Grand Rapids, MI High · SMALL · TRAD

385 enr · 84.3% lunch · RII 18

Nearest enrollment peer: City Middlehigh (955 students)

Ottawa Hills High School grew from 369 students in 2022-23 to 402 in 2023-24 (+8.9%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Michigan schools → · Find another →

Ottawa Hills High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Ottawa Hills High School reports 385 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Ottawa Hills High School compares

Ottawa Hills High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 84.3% ▲ 55% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 385 top 44% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

385
Bigger than 45% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
84.3%
free-lunch eligible - 55% above the Michigan average of 54.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
86.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,565
per pupil, district-wide - above Michigan avg of $15,012
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 385 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 138 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 37.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 68.1%
Hispanic or Latino 17.9%
White 7.5%
Two or More 6.2%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 68.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.5, Ottawa Hills High School is more mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for Grand Rapids Public Schools reports $17,565 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Ottawa Hills High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
City Middlehigh Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Union High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Harrison Park Academy Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Ottawa Hills High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Grand Rapids Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Similar high schools in Grand Rapids

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Grand River Preparatory High School
Standard public school
635 students 21.2:1 students per teacher
West Michigan Aviation Academy
Standard public school
600 students 16.2:1 students per teacher
Innovation Central High
Standard public school
386 students 12.1:1 students per teacher
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids
Alternative education program
218 students 18.2:1 students per teacher
Nextech High School
Standard public school
144 students 24:1 students per teacher
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School
Alternative education program
99 students 33:1 students per teacher

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~385 students)

Frequently asked questions about Ottawa Hills High School

How many students attend Ottawa Hills High School?

Ottawa Hills High School has 385 students enrolled. It is a high school in Grand Rapids, MI. CCD year-over-year: 369 (2022-23) → 402 (2023-24), up 33.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ottawa Hills High School?

84.3% of students at Ottawa Hills High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ottawa Hills High School?

The largest demographic group at Ottawa Hills High School is African American at 68.1% of enrollment, in Grand Rapids, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ottawa Hills High School?

Ottawa Hills High School has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Ottawa Hills High School rank among high schools in Grand Rapids?

By Resource Investment Index, Ottawa Hills High School ranks #18 of 22 high schools in Grand Rapids, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Grand Rapids on the city page.

What other schools are in Grand Rapids Public Schools?

Besides Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids Public Schools also operates City Middlehigh (955 students), Union High School (881 students), and Harrison Park Academy (708 students). See the Grand Rapids Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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