Northern High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,088 students
Central High School
5901 Hall St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Grades
9–12
High
Students
999
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Forest Hills Public Schools
Kent County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 592 Michigan high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central High School
Central High School is a public high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Forest Hills Public Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 999 students were enrolled, with about 18.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Michigan high school (17.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 592 Michigan high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 999 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 34
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Forest Hills Public Schools
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 261461005155
Schools near Central High School
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West Michigan Aviation Academy
Charter · Grades 9–12 · 600 students
Forest Hills Transition Center
Special Ed · Grades 12 · 8 students
Kent Career Tech Center
CTE · Grades 9–12
MySchoolKent
Public · Grades 6–12
Kent Education CenterBeltline
Special Ed · Grades 9–12 · 43 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.