An equity score of 31/100 ranks Grand River Preparatory High School #628 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,263 per pupil, Grand River Preparatory High School ranks #736 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
604
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$11,263
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grand River Preparatory High School operates 1 public schools serving 604 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $11,263 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.2% local, 80.3% state, and 14.6% 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 31/100, ranked #628 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 635:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% Hispanic or Latino, 28.5% African American, 18.4% White across the district's schools.
Grand River Preparatory High School accounts for 100.0% of all Grand River Preparatory High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grand River Preparatory High School a distant remainder — means Grand River Preparatory High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Grand River Preparatory High School reports 59.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Grand River Preparatory High School student-counselor ratio is 635:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Grand River Preparatory High School chronic absenteeism rate is 49.4% — 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 Grand River Preparatory High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Grand River Preparatory High School?
Grand River Preparatory High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 604 students.
How much does Grand River Preparatory High School spend per student?
Grand River Preparatory High School spends $11,263 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #628 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Grand River Preparatory High School?
Grand River Preparatory High School students are 40.8% Hispanic or Latino, 28.5% African American, 18.4% White, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grand River Preparatory High School?
Grand River Preparatory High School has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #628 out of 702 districts in Michigan.