Lighthouse Academy Waalkes (Lighthouse Academy SCH DIST.), Michigan - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Lighthouse Academy Waalkes is a Charter School in GRAND RAPIDS, MI (authorized by FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY). It currently serves 80 students (grades KG-12). The school is part of the Lighthouse Academy School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Alternative School

School Level: Other

Number of Students:80

Number of Teachers: 7

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.01

Location Info

Location: 1501 CEDAR ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

Mailing Address: 1501 CEDAR ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-1300

Phone: (616)304-8537

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	0
Grade 10	22
Grade 11	3
Grade 12	3
Grade 2	0
Grade 3	0
Grade 4	0
Grade 5	0
Grade 6	2
Grade 7	1
Grade 8	9
Grade 9	40
Kindergarten	0

Gender/Sex of Lighthouse Academy Waalkes Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	67	83.75
Female	13	16.25

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Lighthouse Academy Waalkes Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.25
Black or African American	47	58.75
Hispanic/Latino	16	20.00
Two or more races	7	8.75
White	9	11.25

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.49
Black or African American	40	59.70
Hispanic/Latino	13	19.40
Two or more races	6	8.96
White	7	10.45

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	53.85
Hispanic/Latino	3	23.08
Two or more races	1	7.69
White	2	15.39

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	16	72.73
Hispanic/Latino	2	9.09
Two or more races	1	4.55
White	3	13.64

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	100.00

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	33.33
Hispanic/Latino	1	33.33
White	1	33.33

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	1	50.00
Two or more races	1	50.00

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	100.00

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	7	77.78
Hispanic/Latino	1	11.11
Two or more races	1	11.11

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.50
Black or African American	19	47.50
Hispanic/Latino	11	27.50
Two or more races	4	10.00
White	5	12.50

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