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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.
  • PO Box 117
  • Grand Rapids, MI-0117

About this district

Grand Rapids Public School District is a public school district in Michigan. They serve 17,000 students across 55 schools, and its teachers have had 2,368 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 55
    Schools
  • 17,000
    Students
  • 1,067
    Teachers

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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 Dec 30, 2024

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Grand Rapids Public School District

$1.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
2,368
projects funded
562
teachers funded
6,691
donors
184
projects for basic supplies
199
projects for technology
429
projects for books
99
projects for art supplies

Grand Rapids Public School District has received support from 4,284 individuals from Michigan and 2,407 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 - Fountain 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 Park Elementary School Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School Kent Education Center - Oakleigh Kent Hills Elementary School Lincoln Developmental Center Lincoln 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 Pine Grove Learning Center 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 Westwood Middle School
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