Forest Hills Transition Center
Special Ed · Grades 12 · 8 students
Northern High School
3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,088
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.5 : 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 Northern High School
Northern 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, 1,088 students were enrolled, with about 15.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than 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)
- 1,088 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 42
- 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
- 261461005158
Schools near Northern High School
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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.