Lighthouse Academy
A public school district in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 404
- Students enrolled
- 42.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 102.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,047
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 404 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,076th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 625th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 32% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,047 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% 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
Lighthouse Academy spent $21,047 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,581 in fiscal year 2009
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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,047 | $7.2 million | 344 |
| FY2022 | $21,064 | $6.3 million | 298 |
| FY2021 | $16,823 | $5.5 million | 328 |
| FY2020 | $15,799 | $5.7 million | 358 |
| FY2019 | $17,881 | $6.3 million | 352 |
| FY2018 | $15,742 | $6.0 million | 384 |
| FY2017 | $15,014 | $5.3 million | 352 |
| FY2016 | $13,449 | $4.2 million | 312 |
| FY2015 | $13,168 | $4.5 million | 345 |
| FY2014 | $13,117 | $4.8 million | 369 |
| FY2013 | $15,692 | $4.7 million | 302 |
| FY2012 | $12,695 | $2.7 million | 210 |
| FY2011 | $12,872 | $2.4 million | 187 |
| FY2010 | $15,339 | $2.6 million | 168 |
| FY2009 | $10,581 | $910.0 thousand | 86 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.3 million | 27.7% |
| State | $5.3 million | 65.2% |
| Local | $574.0 thousand | 7.0% |
| Total | $8.2 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2600949
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 25, 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 2009 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2009 to 2023.
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