At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
5,202
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,252
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,188
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
- 5,237
- Teachers (FTE)
- 301
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.4:1
What current records say about Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Grand Haven Area Public Schools operates 13 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in GRAND HAVEN, Michigan. NCES reports 5,202 students and 336.9 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Michigan agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 49 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 $16,252 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,188 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 135 of 533 in Michigan. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 18.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 336.9
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $87,941,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Grand Haven Area Public Schools
GRAND HAVEN, Michigan
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 43.0479, -86.2062
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White82.7%
- Hispanic8.7%
- Black2%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial4.4%
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 Grand Haven Area Public Schools
13 current directory entries
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Showing 1–13 of 13 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Development School | High09–12 | 6 | 12.5:1 | |
| Central High School | High09–12 | 89 | 10.1:1 | |
| Duneside Discovery Center at Mary A White | ElementaryPK–KG | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Ferry School | ElementaryKG–04 | 232 | 10.9:1 | |
| Grand Haven Cyber School | OtherKG–12 | 106 | 44.2:1 | |
| Grand Haven High School | High09–12 | 1,630 | 18.4:1 | |
| Griffin Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 308 | 14:1 | |
| Lake Hills Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 273 | 13.7:1 | |
| Lakeshore Middle School | Middle07–08 | 733 | 15.8:1 | |
| Peach Plains School | ElementaryKG–04 | 328 | 13.9:1 | |
| Robinson School | ElementaryKG–04 | 223 | 12.4:1 | |
| Rosy Mound School | ElementaryKG–04 | 243 | 15.3:1 | |
| White Pines Intermediate School | Middle05–08 | 740 | 15.3:1 |