Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600252

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center spent $12,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 287 students in 2024-25; 88.0% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center in enrollment (278 to 298 students) and Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Bear Lake Schools $14,914; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Four Corners Montessori Academy $12,863; West Village Academy $12,271; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Jackson Preparatory & Early College $10,899; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Bear Lake Schools$14,914Rapid River Schools$14,558Fairview Area Schools$14,037Highland Park Public School Ac…$13,621Four Corners Montessori Academy$12,863West Village Academy$12,271Grand Rapids Child Discovery C…$12,146Jackson Preparatory & Early Co…$10,899Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Bear Lake Schools $14,914; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Four Corners Montessori Academy $12,863; West Village Academy $12,271; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Jackson Preparatory & Early College $10,899; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Bear Lake Schools$14,914Rapid River Schools$14,558Fairview Area Schools$14,037Highland Park Public School Academy…$13,621Four Corners Montessori Academy$12,863West Village Academy$12,271Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Jackson Preparatory & Early College$10,899Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Bear Lake Schools $14,914; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Four Corners Montessori Academy $12,863; West Village Academy $12,271; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Jackson Preparatory & Early College $10,899; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Bear Lake Schools$14,914Rapid River Schools$14,558Fairview Area Schools$14,037Highland Park Public School Academy System$13,621Four Corners Montessori Academy$12,863West Village Academy$12,271Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Jackson Preparatory & Early College$10,899Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, FY23Arbor Preparatory High School $19,082; Bear Lake Schools $14,914; Rapid River Schools $14,558; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Highland Park Public School Academy System $13,621; Four Corners Montessori Academy $12,863; West Village Academy $12,271; Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center $12,146; Jackson Preparatory & Early College $10,899; Will Carleton Academy $10,050; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20kArbor Preparatory High School$19,082Bear Lake Schools$14,914Rapid River Schools$14,558Fairview Area Schools$14,037Highland Park Public School Academy Sys…$13,621Four Corners Montessori Academy$12,863West Village Academy$12,271Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center$12,146Jackson Preparatory & Early College$10,899Will Carleton Academy$10,050State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$3,642,000 in revenue: 88.0% state, 9.8% local and 2.3% federal. Total spending including $81,000 of capital outlay was $3,567,000, or $12,429 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,204,000; Local $356,000; Federal $82,000; total $3,642,000.
  • State$3,204,000 88%
  • Local$356,000 10%
  • Federal$82,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

287 students in 2022-23, 285 students in 2023-24, 287 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 287, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 28701002003002022-232872023-242852024-25287
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 287, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 28701002003002022-232872023-242852024-25287
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 287, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 28701002003002022-232872023-242852024-25287
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center enrollment by school year2022-23: 287, 2023-24: 285, 2024-25: 28701002003002022-232872023-242852024-25287

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328715.019.1
2023-2428516.017.8
2024-2528716.917.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,050,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,659 per student

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center booked $1,050,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 15 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $70,000 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 81 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$934,00089.0%
Special education$63,0006.0%
Other programs$53,0005.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,893 in 2018-19, $3,100 in 2019-20, $3,185 in 2020-21, $3,445 in 2021-22, $3,659 in 2022-23.

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,893, 2019-20: $3,100, 2020-21: $3,185, 2021-22: $3,445, 2022-23: $3,65901k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8932019-20$3,1002020-21$3,1852021-22$3,4452022-23$3,659
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,893, 2019-20: $3,100, 2020-21: $3,185, 2021-22: $3,445, 2022-23: $3,65901k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8932019-20$3,1002020-21$3,1852021-22$3,4452022-23$3,659
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,893, 2019-20: $3,100, 2020-21: $3,185, 2021-22: $3,445, 2022-23: $3,65901k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8932019-20$3,1002020-21$3,1852021-22$3,4452022-23$3,659
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,893, 2019-20: $3,100, 2020-21: $3,185, 2021-22: $3,445, 2022-23: $3,65901k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8932019-20$3,1002020-21$3,1852021-22$3,4452022-23$3,659

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center scored proficient or above: 64-73% in reading and 50-59% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts64-73%44%129
Math50-59%34%128

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 287 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center28717.025.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentGrand Rapids Child Discovery Center ranks 364 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,146).#364 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganGrand Rapids Child Discovery Center is the number 692 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 287 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#692 of 892
  3. Bear Lake SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 290 students in fall 2022, $14,914 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,914
  4. Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing ArtsThe next smaller Michigan district: 285 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center with Bear Lake SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganGrand Rapids Child Discovery Center spent $70,000 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$70,000
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center

  1. How many schools and students are in Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 287 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center spend per student?
    $12,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center's money come from?
    $3,642,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 88.0% state, 9.8% local and 2.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,050,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,659 per student. Divided by the 15 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,000 per teacher, more than 81 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center scored proficient or above: 64-73% in reading and 50-59% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center's NCES district ID?
    2600252. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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