Wellspring Preparatory High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Wellspring Preparatory High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 16.9 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Michigan: 81.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
307 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.9 to 16.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 307 | 18.9 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 22.4 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 16.9 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 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.
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).
12 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wellspring Preparatory High School enrolled 458 students and reported no counselor; it reported 95 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses12
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions95
- Chronically absent54.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.4% of students were Black, 21.0% White, 19.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black43.4%
- White21.0%
- Hispanic19.9%
- Two or more races14.2%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wellspring Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑29% | not published | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
65-69% of the 73 students in Wellspring Preparatory High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 65‑69% | 65‑69% | 81.8% |
| Students in the class | 73 | 73 | 115,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Grand Rapids
27 public high schools in Grand Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Kentwood High School | 2,068 | 19.5 | 54.3% |
| Northern High School | 1,088 | 15.5 | 15.9% |
| Northview High School | 1,078 | 19.7 | 29.6% |
| Central High School | 999 | 18.2 | 12.6% |
| East Grand Rapids High School | 908 | 19.3 | 6.1% |
| Union High School | 881 | 14.3 | 73.3% |
| Kenowa Hills High School | 876 | 18.0 | 31.1% |
| East Kentwood Freshman Campus | 742 | 18.6 | 58.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wellspring Preparatory High School
- Bethany Based SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 12 students, 7.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- City MiddleHighThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 955 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Wellspring Preparatory High School with Bethany Based SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wellspring Preparatory High School spends per student$15,303 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,303
- The largest public schools in MichiganWellspring Preparatory High School is the number 506 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#506 of 908
- Michigan schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.15.8:1
- 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 Wellspring Preparatory High School
How many students attend Wellspring Preparatory High School?
267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 307 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Grand Rapids, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellspring Preparatory High School?
15.8 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.Is Wellspring Preparatory High School a Title I school?
Wellspring Preparatory High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wellspring Preparatory High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Wellspring Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Wellspring Preparatory High School?
65-69% of the 73 students in Wellspring Preparatory High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wellspring Preparatory High School in?
Wellspring Preparatory High School, NCES district ID 2600981. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260098108149 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.