School district · Michigan

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Rapids Public Schools in Michigan: 48 public schools with 13,567 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,531 per student in FY2024.

Schools
48
Students
13,567
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,531
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)
839
Counselors (FTE)
21.0
Students per counselor
646
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$13.6K15
$13.4K16
$13.4K17
$14.1K18
$14.6K19
$13.9K20
$14.2K21
$16.6K22
$17.6K23
$19.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $80.6M
State
42% · $142.2M
Local
34% · $116.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,996
Support services
$8,388
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$30.1M
Long-term debt
$140.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 23Middle schools: 8High schools: 15Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Aberdeen AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–824112.4
Brookside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–525416.6
Buchanan ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537916.6
Burton ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–536515.6
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547619.2
Campus ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–521015.6
Cesar E Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543716.9
Coit Creative Arts AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–524613.8
Congress ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–523721.0
Dickinson AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–822411.9
Gerald R Ford Academic CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–821316.1
Harrison Park AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–870815.8
KenOSha Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–511815.7
Kent Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537020.8
Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–829918.5
Mulick Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–526416.1
North Park Montessori AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–837913.8
Palmer SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–518717.6
Ridgemoor Park MontessoriFree meals for all
Pre-K–613116.6
Shawmut Hills SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–826715.4
Sherwood Global Studies AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–612111.6
Sibley SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–530811.6
Southwest Elementary Academia BilingueFree meals for all
Pre-K–666121.1
Alger Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–831416.1
Blandford SchoolFree meals for all
66024.0
Burton Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–848819.1
Center for EconomicologyFree meals for all
66025.5
Grand Rapids Public Museum MiddleFree meals for all
6–817518.2
John Ball Park Zoo SchoolFree meals for all
65822.3
Riverside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–822711.3
Westwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–817610.3
Bethany Based SchoolAlternative
6–12127.5
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High SchoolFree meals for all
6–1230919.3
City High Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–1295522.1
Grand Rapids Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all
9–123919.5
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHighFree meals for all
7–1218416.2
Grand Rapids Public Museum HighFree meals for all
9–1226716.4
Grand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all
6–1249416.4
Innovation Central HighFree meals for all
9–1238613.9
Newcomers Community SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1215752.3
Ottawa High TransitionSpecial educationFree meals for all
9–121414.0
Ottawa Hills High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1238513.4
Southeast Career PathwaysAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1210617.7
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia BilingueFree meals for all
7–1237821.1
Union High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1288114.3
Union High TransitionSpecial educationFree meals for all
9–1250—
Grand Rapids Montessori AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–1229716.5
Shared Time
K–120—

Sources

Address
1331 Martin Luther King Jr St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone
(616)819-2000
Website