Regular local school district · Mecosta County
Big Rapids Public Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Big Rapids Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 2,411 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.9 students per teacher is 3.0 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,411
- Teachers (FTE)
- 121
- Students per teacher
- 19.9
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 21034 15 Mile Rd, Big Rapids, MI 49307
- Phone
- (231)796-2627
- County
- Mecosta County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2605780
- State district ID
- MI-54010
- Total staff (FTE)
- 287
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 1,206 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district19.9
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,054), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $31.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.6 million
- State revenue
- $16.5 million
- Local revenue
- $9.8 million
- Total spending
- $38.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,608
- Salaries
- $11.6 million30.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $27.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.5%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 30.9%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,608
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Big Rapids Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Big Rapids High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 755 | 20.4 |
| Big Rapids Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 644 | 20.8 |
| Big Rapids Virtual SchoolCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 115 | 115.0 |
| Brookside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 336 | 17.7 |
| Eastwood ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 209 | 16.1 |
| Riverview Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 4 | 346 | 18.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Mecosta County
- Chippewa Hills School District 1,785 students
- Morley Stanwood Community Schools 970 students
- Mecosta-Osceola ISD 465 students
- Crossroads Charter Academy 220 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.