Grand River Preparatory High School

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2601095

Grand River Preparatory High School spent $11,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 86% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 635 students in 2024-25; 85.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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 River Preparatory High School in enrollment (595 to 614 students) and Grand River Preparatory High School itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand River Preparatory High School, FY23Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy $24,750; Beecher Community $19,578; Rudyard Area Schools $16,046; Coleman Community Schools $15,921; Hancock Public Schools $14,531; Vista Charter Academy $14,410; Martin Public Schools $13,406; Flint Cultural Center Academy $12,327; Grand River Preparatory High School $11,263; West Michigan Aviation Academy $10,572; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25k30kJoseph K. Lumsden Bahweting An…$24,750Beecher Community$19,578Rudyard Area Schools$16,046Coleman Community Schools$15,921Hancock Public Schools$14,531Vista Charter Academy$14,410Martin Public Schools$13,406Flint Cultural Center Academy$12,327Grand River Preparatory High S…$11,263West Michigan Aviation Academy$10,572State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand River Preparatory High School, FY23Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy $24,750; Beecher Community $19,578; Rudyard Area Schools $16,046; Coleman Community Schools $15,921; Hancock Public Schools $14,531; Vista Charter Academy $14,410; Martin Public Schools $13,406; Flint Cultural Center Academy $12,327; Grand River Preparatory High School $11,263; West Michigan Aviation Academy $10,572; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25k30kJoseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishna…$24,750Beecher Community$19,578Rudyard Area Schools$16,046Coleman Community Schools$15,921Hancock Public Schools$14,531Vista Charter Academy$14,410Martin Public Schools$13,406Flint Cultural Center Academy$12,327Grand River Preparatory High School$11,263West Michigan Aviation Academy$10,572State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand River Preparatory High School, FY23Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy $24,750; Beecher Community $19,578; Rudyard Area Schools $16,046; Coleman Community Schools $15,921; Hancock Public Schools $14,531; Vista Charter Academy $14,410; Martin Public Schools $13,406; Flint Cultural Center Academy $12,327; Grand River Preparatory High School $11,263; West Michigan Aviation Academy $10,572; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25k30kJoseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Acade…$24,750Beecher Community$19,578Rudyard Area Schools$16,046Coleman Community Schools$15,921Hancock Public Schools$14,531Vista Charter Academy$14,410Martin Public Schools$13,406Flint Cultural Center Academy$12,327Grand River Preparatory High School$11,263West Michigan Aviation Academy$10,572State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Grand River Preparatory High School, FY23Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy $24,750; Beecher Community $19,578; Rudyard Area Schools $16,046; Coleman Community Schools $15,921; Hancock Public Schools $14,531; Vista Charter Academy $14,410; Martin Public Schools $13,406; Flint Cultural Center Academy $12,327; Grand River Preparatory High School $11,263; West Michigan Aviation Academy $10,572; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25k30kJoseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe A…$24,750Beecher Community$19,578Rudyard Area Schools$16,046Coleman Community Schools$15,921Hancock Public Schools$14,531Vista Charter Academy$14,410Martin Public Schools$13,406Flint Cultural Center Academy$12,327Grand River Preparatory High School$11,263West Michigan Aviation Academy$10,572State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$6,856,000 in revenue: 85.2% state, 3.5% local and 11.4% federal. Total spending was $6,924,000, or $11,464 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Grand River Preparatory High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,840,000; Local $237,000; Federal $779,000; total $6,856,000.
  • State$5,840,000 85%
  • Local$237,000 3%
  • Federal$779,000 11%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

604 students in 2022-23, 634 students in 2023-24, 635 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Grand River Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-236042023-246342024-25635
Grand River Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-236042023-246342024-25635
Grand River Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-236042023-246342024-25635
Grand River Preparatory High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 634, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-236042023-246342024-25635

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360430.719.6
2023-2463431.320.3
2024-2563534.018.7

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

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 108 students in Grand River Preparatory High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%81.8%
Students in the class108115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 635 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Grand River Preparatory High School63518.758.3%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 River Preparatory High School

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 River Preparatory High School

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentGrand River Preparatory High School ranks 399 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,263).#399 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganGrand River Preparatory High School is the number 521 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 604 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#521 of 892
  3. Vista Charter AcademyThe next larger Michigan district: 605 students in fall 2022, $14,410 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,410
  4. Rudyard Area SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 603 students in fall 2022, $16,046 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,046
  5. Compare Grand River Preparatory High School with Vista Charter AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Grand River Preparatory High School, its largest high school635 students in 2024-25, 18.7 per teacher.635
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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 River Preparatory High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Grand River Preparatory High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 635 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Grand River Preparatory High School spend per student?
    $11,263 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 River Preparatory High School's money come from?
    $6,856,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 85.2% state, 3.5% local and 11.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Grand River Preparatory High School?
    90-94% of the 108 students in Grand River Preparatory High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Grand River Preparatory High School's NCES district ID?
    2601095. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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