Greenville High School (GHS) is a 9-12 public high school located in

Greenville, Michigan Greenville is a city in Montcalm County, Michigan, Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,816 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in t ...

. GHS is part of the Greenville Public Schools district.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,144 students enrolled in 2014-15 was: *Male - 52.9% *Female - 47.1% *Native American/Alaskan - 0% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.8% *Black - 1.4% *Hispanic - 4.6% *White - 92.2% *Multiracial - 1.0% 41.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

The Greenville Yellow Jackets compete in the

Ottawa-Kent Conference The Ottawa-Kent Conference is an athletic league located in West Michigan. Its current leader is David VanNoord. It has member schools from Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties. It has 48 member schools that partake in at ...

. The school colors are purple and gold. The following MHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (boys & girls) *Cross country (boys & girls) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys & girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Tennis (boys & girls) *Track and field (boys & girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys) **State champion - 2008

Notable alumni

Ty Hallock Ty Hallock (born April 30, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former Fullback, Tight End and Linebacker for the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears. Early life and Playing Career Hallock was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan an ...

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- Motion picture special effects artist *

Damian Matacz Damian Richard Matacz (born 28 February 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who is most well known for his 18 seasons with the Joondalup Wolves in the State Basketball League (SBL). A former college player for Northern ...

- Professional basketball player *

Justin Zimmer Justin Zimmer (born October 23, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Ferris State. Professionally, he has played for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo ...

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Greenville Public Schools
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