Regular local school district · Kent County

Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Grand Rapids Public Schools runs 48 public schools with 13,692 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools: 48
Students: 13,692
Teachers (FTE): 839
Students per teacher: 16.3; MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3

Address: 1331 Martin Luther King Jr St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: (616)819-2000
County: Kent County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 2616440
State district ID: MI-41010
Total staff (FTE): 2,317
School counselors (FTE): 21.0About 652 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 64.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.3

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 (14,034), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $263.5 million
Federal revenue: $37.8 million
State revenue: $128.3 million
Local revenue: $97.4 million
Total spending: $249.8 million
Spending per pupil: $17,801
Salaries: $92.4 million37.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $185.0 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 14.4%
State: 48.7%
Local: 37.0%

Michigan overall

Federal: 12.3%
State: 53.1%
Local: 34.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,801

Michigan$14,795

United States$16,826

Schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools

By level: 15 high, 8 middle, 23 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Aberdeen AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	241	12.7
Alger Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	314	16.5
Bethany Based School	High	6 to 12	12	12.0
Blandford SchoolCEP school	Middle	6	60	30.0
Brookside ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	254	16.9
Buchanan ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	379	17.2
Burton ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	365	15.9
Burton Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	488	19.5
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	476	19.8
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High SchoolCEP school	High	6 to 12	309	19.3
Campus ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	210	16.2
Center for EconomicologyCEP school	Middle	6	60	30.0
Cesar E Chavez ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	437	17.5
City High Middle SchoolCEP school	High	7 to 12	955	22.2
Coit Creative Arts AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	246	14.5
Congress ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	237	21.5
Dickinson AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	224	12.4
Gerald R Ford Academic CenterCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	213	16.4
Grand Rapids Learning CenterCEP school	High	9 to 12	39	19.5
Grand Rapids Montessori AcademyCEP school	Other	PK to 12	297	16.5
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHighCEP school	High	7 to 12	184	16.7
Grand Rapids Public Museum HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	267	16.7
Grand Rapids Public Museum MiddleCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	175	19.4
Grand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyCEP school	High	6 to 12	494	16.5
Harrison Park AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	708	16.1
Innovation Central HighCEP school	High	9 to 12	386	14.3
John Ball Park Zoo SchoolCEP school	Middle	6	58	29.0
KenOSha Park ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	118	16.9
Kent Hills ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	370	21.8
Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	299	18.7
Mulick Park Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	264	16.5
Newcomers Community SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	157	52.3
North Park Montessori AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	379	14.0
Ottawa High TransitionCEP school	High	9 to 12	14	14.0
Ottawa Hills High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	385	13.8
Palmer SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	187	18.7
Ridgemoor Park MontessoriCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	131	18.7
Riverside Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	227	11.3
Shared Time	Other	K to 12	0
Shawmut Hills SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 8	267	15.7
Sherwood Global Studies AcademyCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	121	12.1
Sibley SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	308	11.8
Southeast Career PathwaysCEP school	High	9 to 12	106	17.7
Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	661	21.3
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia BilingueCEP school	High	7 to 12	378	22.2
Union High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	881	14.4
Union High TransitionCEP school	High	9 to 12	50
Westwood Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	176	10.4

Nearby and related

Other districts in Kent County

Kentwood Public Schools 9,631 students
Forest Hills Public Schools 8,838 students
Rockford Public Schools 7,509 students
Grandville Public Schools 5,547 students
Caledonia Community Schools 4,598 students
Byron Center Public Schools 4,572 students
Kent ISD 3,965 students
Wyoming Public Schools 3,832 students
Lowell Area Schools 3,470 students
Northview Public Schools 3,173 students
Cedar Springs Public Schools 3,011 students
East Grand Rapids Public Schools 2,992 students
Kenowa Hills Public Schools 2,947 students
Sparta Area Schools 2,371 students
Kelloggsville Public Schools 2,211 students

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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.