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Grandville, Michigan - 10 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Grandville Public Schools #465 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,406 per pupil, Grandville Public Schools ranks #472 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,521
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$12,406
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grandville Public Schools operates 10 public schools serving 5,521 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,406 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.8% local, 50.7% state, and 8.4% 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 42/100, ranked #465 of 707 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 292.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grandville Education Center, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.
Its largest campus is Grandville High School, enrolling 1,719 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grandville Education Center, at 22 students, a 78x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grandville High School accounts for 31.1% of all Grandville Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grandville 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.
Grandville Public Schools school enrollment varies 78× across entities
Grandville Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 1,719 students (highest), a spread of 1,697 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Grandville Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 292:1 — 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 Grandville Public Schools is typically wider than the Grandville Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Grandville Public Schools 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.
How many schools are in Grandville Public Schools?
Grandville Public Schools has 10 schools, including 2 high, 1 elementary, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 5,521 students.
How much does Grandville Public Schools spend per student?
Grandville Public Schools spends $12,406 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #465 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Grandville Public Schools?
Grandville Public Schools students are 65.2% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grandville Public Schools?
Grandville Public Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #465 out of 707 districts in Michigan.