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Grand Rapids Public School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
  • (616) 819-2000
  • PO Box 117
  • Grand Rapids, MI-0117
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About this district

Grand Rapids Public School District is a public school district in Michigan. They serve 17,000 students across 53 schools, and its teachers have had 2,150 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Schools
    53
  • Students
    17,000
  • Teachers
    1,067

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Grand Rapids Public School District Demographics

94%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
59%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Grand Rapids Public School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Grand Rapids Public School District had a total revenue of $271.8 million in the 2016-17 school year. 41.1% came from local sources, 49.2% from state sources, and 9.7% from federal sources.

Grand Rapids Public School District had a per-pupil revenue of $15,987 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 41.1% came from local sources, 49.2% from state sources, and 9.7% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Grand Rapids Public School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Apr 24, 2024

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Grand Rapids Public School District

$985,798
raised using DonorsChoose
2,150
projects funded
517
teachers funded
6,158
donors
164
projects for basic supplies
172
projects for technology
391
projects for books
79
projects for art supplies

Grand Rapids Public School District has received support from 3,924 individuals from Michigan and 2,234 individuals out-of-state.

Grand Rapids Public School District Schools

Aberdeen Elementary School Alger Middle School Blandford Environmental School Brookside Elementary School Buchanan Elementary School Burton Elementary School Burton Middle School C.A. Frost Environ Science Academy Elementary C.A. Frost Environmental Science Elementary Academy C.A. Frost Environ Science Middle High School Campus Elementary School Center of Economicology - City Innovation Central High School-Academy of Health Science & Technology Grand Rapids Montessori High School Cesar Chavez Elementary School City Middle High School Coit Creative Arts Academy Congress Elementary School Dickinson Elementary School East Leonard Elementary School Gerald R Ford Academic Center Grand Rapids Learning Center Grand Rapids Montessori Academy Grand Rapids Public Museum High School Grand Rapids Public Museum School Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Harrison Park Elementary School Innovation Central High School-Academy of Business, Leadership & Entrepreneurship Innovation Central High School-Academy of Modern Engineering John Ball Zoo School Ken-O-Sha Center at Campus Ken O Sha Park Elementary School Ken-O-Sha Center at Van Auken Kent Hills Elementary School Martin L King Leadership Academy Mulick Park Elementary School North Park ECC at Wellerwood North Park Montessori Academy Ottawa Hills High School Palmer Elementary School Ridgemoor Park Montessori School Riverside Middle School Shawmut Hills Elementary School Sherwood Pre-Kindergarten Glbl Studies Academy Sibley Elementary School Southeast Career Pathways School Southwest Elementary School Academia Bilingue Southwest High School Academia Bilingue Stocking School Union High School Innovation Central High School-Academy of Design & Construction Vista Charter Academy Westwood Middle School
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