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Forest Hills Public Schools

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

8,838
Students enrolled
18
Public schools
522
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.9:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 41
  • Kindergarten 545
  • Grade 1 603
  • Grade 2 620
  • Grade 3 689
  • Grade 4 702
  • Grade 5 705
  • Grade 6 694
  • Grade 7 677
  • Grade 8 699
  • Grade 9 730
  • Grade 10 695
  • Grade 11 690
  • Grade 12 740
  • Ungraded 8

By race/ethnicity

  • White 76%
  • Asian 8%
  • Hispanic/Latino 7%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Black or African American 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <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

14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,251 of 8,789 students in the 17 of its 18 schools that report
  • Free lunch 13%
  • Reduced-price lunch 1%

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

$14,583 spent per student on day-to-day operations Michigan median: $14,724 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,162
  • Support services $4,914
  • Other (food service, etc.) $508

Where the money comes from

  • Local 42%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $178.8 milliontotal spending $184.4 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)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 79% suburb, 16% rural, 5% city

Total staff (FTE)

986

District office

620 FOREST HILL AVE SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546

County

Kent County

Official website

NCES District ID

2614610

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About Forest Hills Public Schools

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

Mission-In partnership with our community, Forest Hills Public Schools will provide all learners with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to build meaningful and productive lives.Our goal is that all learners achieve their individual potential.
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Public Schools in Forest Hills Public Schools (18)

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Northern High School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades 09–12 · 1,088 students · High

Central High School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades 09–12 · 999 students · High

Eastern High School

Ada, MI · Grades 09–12 · 768 students · High

Eastern Middle School

Ada, MI · Grades 06–08 · 528 students · Middle

Knapp Forest Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades PK–05 · 520 students · Elementary

Northern Trails 56 School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades 05–06 · 520 students · Middle

Northern Hills Middle School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades 07–08 · 515 students · Middle

Central Middle School

Ada, MI · Grades 07–08 · 488 students · Middle

Pine Ridge Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades PK–04 · 472 students · Elementary

Central Woodlands 56 School

Ada, MI · Grades 05–06 · 462 students · Middle

Ada Vista Elementary School

Ada, MI · Grades KG–04 · 446 students · Elementary

Orchard View Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades KG–05 · 439 students · Elementary

Meadow Brook Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades KG–04 · 431 students · Elementary

Thornapple Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades PK–04 · 361 students · Elementary

Collins Elementary School

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades PK–04 · 356 students · Elementary

Ada Elementary School

Ada, MI · Grades PK–04 · 293 students · Elementary

Goodwillie Environmental School

Ada, MI · Grades 05–06 · 103 students · Middle

Forest Hills Transition Center

Grand Rapids, MI · Grades 12–12 · 8 students · High