School district · Michigan

Forest Hills Public Schools

Forest Hills Public Schools in Michigan: 18 public schools with 8,797 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,583 per student in FY2024.

Schools
18
Students
8,797
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,583
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
522
Counselors (FTE)
22.6
Students per counselor
390
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

75%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

4,125 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

68%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

4,126 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.0K15
$10.0K16
$10.1K17
$10.3K18
$10.6K19
$10.7K20
$11.8K21
$12.9K22
$14.4K23
$14.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.2% · $7.5M
State
53% · $95.5M
Local
42% · $75.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,162
Support services
$4,914
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$30M
Long-term debt
$127.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 6High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–429311.976%80%
K–444617.768%67%
Pre-K–435618.471%62%
Pre-K–552017.884%82%
K–443114.871%65%
K–543915.066%59%
Pre-K–447217.776%71%
Pre-K–436116.466%74%
7–848819.584%76%
5–646218.272%65%
6–852818.173%64%
5–610324.282%81%
7–851518.080%68%
5–652017.771%58%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
620 Forest Hill Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone
(616)493-8800
Website