91ÖÆƬ

Ridge Park Charter Academy

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

507
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
32
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 70
  • Grade 1 58
  • Grade 2 75
  • Grade 3 50
  • Grade 4 47
  • Grade 5 56
  • Grade 6 54
  • Grade 7 47
  • Grade 8 50

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 66%
  • Hispanic/Latino 15%
  • White 9%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • Asian 2%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 463 of 507 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 83%
  • Reduced-price lunch 8%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$14,886 spent per student on day-to-day operations Michigan median: $14,724 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,469
  • Support services $7,416

Where the money comes from

  • Local 11%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 18%

Total revenue $7.6 milliontotal spending $7.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 08

Locale (NCES)

City: Small

Total staff (FTE)

66

District office

4120 CAMELOT RIDGE DR SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546

County

Kent County

Official website

NCES District ID

2600208

We are a directory, not the district. Messages sent to us do not reach the district — use the contact details above to reach it directly. If something on this page is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.

About Ridge Park Charter Academy

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Our credo is simple: Set high-standards, make expectations clear, provide meaningful instruction, and watch children excel academically. At Paragon Charter Academy, every student is given the tools for success, in and out of the classroom. With a commitment to work, good citizenship, and personal responsibility, students experience a safe, secure environment where learning and achievement thrive
Advertisement