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Grand Rapids Public Schools
A public school district in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 48 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 13,692
- Students enrolled
- 839.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,317.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,565
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 13,692 in 2024–25
- Ranks 604th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,565 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 62% 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
Grand Rapids Public Schools spent $19,531 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,366 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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $19,531 | $269.6 million | 13,802 |
| FY2023 | $17,565 | $242.2 million | 13,787 |
| FY2022 | $16,601 | $230.8 million | 13,900 |
| FY2021 | $14,164 | $198.8 million | 14,034 |
| FY2020 | $13,905 | $202.4 million | 14,557 |
| FY2019 | $14,595 | $230.6 million | 15,803 |
| FY2018 | $14,114 | $228.4 million | 16,179 |
| FY2017 | $13,435 | $220.6 million | 16,417 |
| FY2016 | $13,381 | $217.4 million | 16,246 |
| FY2015 | $13,649 | $221.6 million | 16,232 |
| FY2014 | $13,445 | $221.2 million | 16,452 |
| FY2013 | $13,385 | $228.1 million | 17,038 |
| FY2012 | $12,903 | $227.2 million | 17,606 |
| FY2011 | $12,471 | $226.0 million | 18,125 |
| FY2010 | $12,338 | $230.1 million | 18,652 |
| FY2009 | $11,764 | $233.1 million | 19,815 |
| FY2008 | $11,571 | $234.9 million | 20,300 |
| FY2007 | $11,157 | $239.3 million | 21,448 |
| FY2006 | $10,902 | $232.1 million | 21,293 |
| FY2005 | $10,366 | $241.5 million | 23,295 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $63.1 million | 20.3% |
| State | $137.5 million | 44.1% |
| Local | $110.8 million | 35.6% |
| Total | $311.5 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
48 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2616440
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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