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Big Rapids Public Schools
A public school district in Big Rapids, Michigan, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,411
- Students enrolled
- 121.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 287.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,594
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,411 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,926th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 169th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,594 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Big Rapids Public Schools spent $13,916 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,621 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,916 | $33.2 million | 2,383 |
| FY2023 | $12,594 | $29.8 million | 2,363 |
| FY2022 | $11,792 | $26.0 million | 2,201 |
| FY2021 | $11,639 | $23.9 million | 2,054 |
| FY2020 | $10,165 | $21.4 million | 2,102 |
| FY2019 | $9,637 | $19.9 million | 2,061 |
| FY2018 | $9,583 | $19.0 million | 1,979 |
| FY2017 | $8,906 | $17.8 million | 1,998 |
| FY2016 | $8,996 | $17.5 million | 1,946 |
| FY2015 | $8,727 | $16.9 million | 1,933 |
| FY2014 | $8,425 | $16.2 million | 1,928 |
| FY2013 | $8,437 | $16.0 million | 1,893 |
| FY2012 | $8,410 | $16.1 million | 1,917 |
| FY2011 | $8,614 | $16.6 million | 1,928 |
| FY2010 | $8,489 | $17.2 million | 2,029 |
| FY2009 | $8,317 | $17.3 million | 2,076 |
| FY2008 | $8,494 | $17.6 million | 2,071 |
| FY2007 | $8,514 | $17.6 million | 2,073 |
| FY2006 | $8,300 | $17.4 million | 2,100 |
| FY2005 | $7,621 | $16.6 million | 2,175 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 10.9% |
| State | $23.3 million | 65.9% |
| Local | $8.2 million | 23.3% |
| Total | $35.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Big Rapids High School | 755 |
| Big Rapids Middle School | 644 |
| Big Rapids Virtual School | 115 |
| Brookside Elementary School | 336 |
| Eastwood Elementary | 209 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 346 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2605780
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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