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Grand Rapids Public Schools School District

Item: Grand Rapids Public Schools School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

1331 Franklin St Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-2634

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Tel: (616) 819-2000

Top Rankings

Grand Rapids Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:

Overview

This School District

This State (MI)

# Schools

51 Schools

1,098 Schools

# Students

13,785 Students

365,309 Students

# Teachers

881 Teachers

24,601 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Grand Rapids Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 66% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (MI)

#658 out of 855 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

15%

36%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

29%

48%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

79%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and public school graduation rate of MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.70

0.56

# American Indian Students

43 Students

2,392 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

123 Students

9,060 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

5,396 Students

31,799 Students

% Hispanic Students

39%

# Black Students

4,389 Students

76,775 Students

% Black Students

32%

21%

# White Students

2,888 Students

227,351 Students

% White Students

21%

62%

# Hawaiian Students

5 Students

312 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

941 Students

17,620 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,211

71,558

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,145

59,003

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,113

56,677

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,092

50,389

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,038

47,017

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,060

41,576

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,049

13,233

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,110

7,649

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,120

7,202

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,055

2,559

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,123

2,285

# Students in 11th Grade:

816

2,286

# Students in 12th Grade:

853

2,478

# Ungraded Students:

1,397

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,112 is higher than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $18,123 is higher than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (MI)

Total Revenue

$264 MM

$25,476 MM

This chart display total revenue of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$250 MM

$24,351 MM

This chart display total spending of Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$19,112

$18,267

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$18,123

$17,461

This chart display average spending per public school student in Grand Rapids Public Schools School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in MI by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 51 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 13,785 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 79%
: 79% (Btm 50% in MI)
: Bottom 50%
: 15% (Btm 50%)
: 29% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education