Big Rapids Public Schools 鈥� Mecosta County, MI

Key statistics

2,411

Students enrolled

6

Public schools

122

Classroom teachers (FTE)

19.8:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 6
Kindergarten 210
Grade 1 165
Grade 2 167
Grade 3 186
Grade 4 172
Grade 5 174
Grade 6 156
Grade 7 182
Grade 8 155
Grade 9 202
Grade 10 208
Grade 11 213
Grade 12 215

By race/ethnicity

White 87%
Two or more races 6%
Black or African American 3%
Hispanic/Latino 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Asian <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

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

47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,142 of 2,405 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 42%
Reduced-price lunch 5%

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

$13,916 spent per student on day-to-day operations Michigan median: $14,724 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,303
Support services $4,853
Other (food service, etc.) $760

Where the money comes from

Local 23%
State 65%
Federal 12%

Total revenue $39.8 milliontotal spending $37.0 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

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: RemoteStudents: 64% town, 36% rural

Total staff (FTE)

287

District office

21034 15 MILE RD, Big Rapids MI 49307

Phone

(231) 796-2627

County

Mecosta County

Official website

NCES District ID

2605780

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About Big Rapids Public Schools

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

Excellence in Teaching & Learning since 1868".Big Rapids Public School district is a Class B district in Mid- Michigan. We are comprised of a High School, an Alternative High School, the Middle School (grades 5-8), and 2 Elementary Schools (Grades K-4). Our Big Rapids Community is also home to Ferris State University. We're very proud to say, this is a community which is founded on education, with a focus on academic excellence.

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