Grand Rapids Public Schools
Public school district based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. NCES district ID 2616440; state ID MI-41010.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
48
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
13,567
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
830.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 0 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,154 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,195 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,135 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,100 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,086 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,027 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,097 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,045 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,061 | |
| Grade 9 | 940 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,006 | |
| Grade 11 | 876 | |
| Grade 12 | 844 | |
| Ungraded | 1 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.0% | |
| Black or African American | 30.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | |
| White | 22.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 47, Suburb 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City High Middle School Grand Rapids | 7–12 | Regular | 955 | 43.3 | 22.1 | City: Midsize |
| Union High School Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Regular | 881 | 61.7 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Harrison Park Academy Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 708 | 44.7 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue Grand Rapids | PK–6 | Regular | 661 | 31.3 | 21.1 | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Grand Rapids | 6–12 | Regular | 494 | 30.1 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Burton Middle School Grand Rapids | 6–8 | Regular | 488 | 25.5 | 19.1 | City: Midsize |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 476 | 24.8 | 19.2 | City: Midsize |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 437 | 25.8 | 16.9 | City: Midsize |
| Innovation Central High Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Regular | 386 | 27.8 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Ottawa Hills High School Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Regular | 385 | 28.8 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Buchanan Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 379 | 22.9 | 16.6 | City: Midsize |
| North Park Montessori Academy Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 379 | 27.4 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue Grand Rapids | 7–12 | Regular | 378 | 17.9 | 21.1 | City: Midsize |
| Kent Hills Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 370 | 17.8 | 20.8 | City: Midsize |
| Burton Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 365 | 23.4 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Alger Middle School Grand Rapids | 6–8 | Regular | 314 | 19.6 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School Grand Rapids | 6–12 | Regular | 309 | 16.0 | 19.3 | City: Midsize |
| Sibley School Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 308 | 26.6 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| Martin Luther King Leadership Academy Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 299 | 16.2 | 18.5 | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy Grand Rapids | PK–12 | Regular | 297 | 18.0 | 16.5 | City: Midsize |
| Shawmut Hills School Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 267 | 17.3 | 15.4 | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum High Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Regular | 267 | 16.3 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Mulick Park Elementary School Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 264 | 16.4 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Brookside Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 254 | 15.3 | 16.6 | City: Midsize |
| Coit Creative Arts Academy Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 246 | 17.8 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Aberdeen Academy Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 241 | 19.5 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| Congress Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 237 | 11.3 | 21 | City: Midsize |
| Riverside Middle School Grand Rapids | 6–8 | Regular | 227 | 20.1 | 11.3 | City: Midsize |
| Dickinson Academy Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 224 | 18.8 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Gerald R Ford Academic Center Grand Rapids | PK–8 | Regular | 213 | 13.2 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Campus Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 210 | 13.5 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Palmer School Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 187 | 10.6 | 17.6 | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh Grand Rapids | 7–12 | Regular | 184 | 11.4 | 16.2 | City: Midsize |
| Westwood Middle School Grand Rapids | 6–8 | Regular | 176 | 17.1 | 10.3 | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle Grand Rapids | 6–8 | Regular | 175 | 9.6 | 18.2 | City: Midsize |
| Newcomers Community School Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Alternative | 157 | 3.0 | 52.3 | City: Midsize |
| Ridgemoor Park Montessori Grand Rapids | PK–6 | Regular | 131 | 7.9 | 16.6 | City: Midsize |
| Sherwood Global Studies Academy Grand Rapids | PK–6 | Regular | 121 | 10.4 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| KenOSha Park Elementary Grand Rapids | PK–5 | Regular | 118 | 7.5 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Southeast Career Pathways Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Alternative | 106 | 6.0 | 17.7 | City: Midsize |
| Blandford School Grand Rapids | 6 | Regular | 60 | 2.5 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| Center for Economicology Grand Rapids | 6 | Regular | 60 | 2.4 | 25.5 | City: Midsize |
| John Ball Park Zoo School Grand Rapids | 6 | Regular | 58 | 2.6 | 22.3 | City: Midsize |
| Union High Transition Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Special Education | 50 | 0.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Alternative | 39 | 2.0 | 19.5 | City: Midsize |
| Ottawa High Transition Grand Rapids | 9–12 | Special Education | 14 | 1.0 | 14 | City: Midsize |
| Bethany Based School Grand Rapids | 6–12 | Alternative | 12 | 1.6 | 7.5 | City: Midsize |
| Shared Time Grand Rapids | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 6.3 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.