At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,838
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
18
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,433
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,057
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 9,262
- Teachers (FTE)
- 498.75
- Student–teacher ratio
- 18.6:1
What current records say about Forest Hills Public Schools
Forest Hills Public Schools operates 18 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. NCES reports 8,838 students and 522.28 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Michigan agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 19 of 536 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,433 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,057 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 300 of 533 in Michigan. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 7.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 522.28
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $132,796,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Forest Hills Public Schools
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 42.9514, -85.5522
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White75.7%
- Hispanic6.8%
- Black3.2%
- Asian8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial6.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Forest Hills Public Schools
18 current directory entries
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Showing 1–18 of 18 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Elementary School | ElementaryPK–04 | 293 | 11.9:1 | |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 446 | 17.7:1 | |
| Central High School | High09–12 | 999 | 18.2:1 | |
| Central Middle School | Middle07–08 | 488 | 19.5:1 | |
| Central Woodlands 56 School | Middle05–06 | 462 | 18.2:1 | |
| Collins Elementary School | ElementaryPK–04 | 356 | 18.4:1 | |
| Eastern High School | High09–12 | 768 | 17.7:1 | |
| Eastern Middle School | Middle06–08 | 528 | 18.1:1 | |
| Forest Hills Transition Center | High12–12 | 8 | 3.7:1 | |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | Middle05–06 | 103 | 24.2:1 | |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 520 | 17.8:1 | |
| Meadow Brook Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 431 | 14.8:1 | |
| Northern High School | High09–12 | 1,088 | 15.5:1 | |
| Northern Hills Middle School | Middle07–08 | 515 | 18:1 | |
| Northern Trails 56 School | Middle05–06 | 520 | 17.7:1 | |
| Orchard View Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 439 | 15:1 | |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | ElementaryPK–04 | 472 | 17.7:1 | |
| Thornapple Elementary School | ElementaryPK–04 | 361 | 16.4:1 |