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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 8 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Northview Public Schools #357 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,809 per pupil, Northview Public Schools ranks #403 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,061
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,809
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northview Public Schools operates 8 public schools serving 3,061 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle 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 $12,809 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 32.4% local, 59.0% state, and 8.5% 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 49/100, ranked #357 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 370.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 54.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.0% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northview Next Career Center, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Northview High School, enrolling 1,078 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Northview Next Career Center, at 32 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northview High School accounts for 34.6% of all Northview Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Northview 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.
Northview Public Schools school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Northview Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,078 students (highest), a spread of 1,046 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Northview Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Northview Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 54.5% — 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.
Northview Public Schools has 8 schools, including 3 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,061 students.
How much does Northview Public Schools spend per student?
Northview Public Schools spends $12,809 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #357 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Northview Public Schools?
Northview Public Schools students are 67.0% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northview Public Schools?
Northview Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #357 out of 707 districts in Michigan.