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Lighthouse Academy Waalkes
1501 Cedar St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
73
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lighthouse Academy
Kent County
Not graded
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About Lighthouse Academy Waalkes
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is a charter school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades K–12. It is part of Lighthouse Academy. The school is located in a midsize city in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 73 students were enrolled, with about 10.5 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ferris State University.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 73 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ferris State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Lighthouse Academy
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 260094908355
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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.