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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 5 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Godwin Heights Public Schools #244 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,846 per pupil, Godwin Heights Public Schools ranks #143 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,026
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,846
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Godwin Heights Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,026 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,846 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.4% local, 55.0% state, and 15.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #244 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 301.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% African American, 10.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Godwin Heights Learning Center, with a diversity index of 61.8/100.
Godwin Heights Senior High School accounts for 32.4% of all Godwin Heights Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Godwin Heights Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Godwin Heights Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.8× across entities
Godwin Heights Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 656 students (highest), a spread of 559 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Godwin Heights Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Godwin Heights Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Godwin Heights Public Schools is typically wider than the Godwin Heights Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Godwin Heights Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 42.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Godwin Heights Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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