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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Across Grand Rapids, Michigan, 91 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. City High Middle School leads the list at 22.1:1, against a median of 16.6:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Top Students/teacher

22.1:1

Median Students/teacher

16.6:1

HIGHEST RATIO · GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	City High Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	955	22.1:1
2	Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	661	21.1:1
3	Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	378	21.1:1
4	Congress Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	237	21.0:1
5	Kent Hills Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	370	20.8:1
6	Godwin Heights Senior High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	High	656	20.5:1
7	Breton Downs School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	451	20.2:1
8	Kelloggsville Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	Middle	475	19.9:1
9	Northview High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	High	1,078	19.7:1
10	East Kentwood High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	High	2,068	19.5:1
11	East Grand Rapids Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Middle	710	19.4:1
12	East Grand Rapids High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	908	19.3:1
13	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	309	19.3:1
14	CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	476	19.2:1
15	Burton Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Middle	488	19.1:1
16	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Covenant High School Grand Rapids	High	218	19.1:1
17	Walker Charter Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Walker Charter Academy	Elementary	711	19.1:1
18	Grand River Preparatory High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand River Preparatory High School	High	635	18.7:1
19	East Kentwood Freshman Campus	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	High	742	18.6:1
20	Wealthy School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	462	18.6:1
21	Pinewood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Middle	842	18.6:1
22	Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	299	18.5:1
23	Collins Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	356	18.4:1
24	Discovery Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	674	18.4:1
25	Central High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	High	999	18.2:1
26	Central Kelloggsville Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kelloggsville Public Schools	Elementary	494	18.2:1
27	Kenowa Hills High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	High	876	18.0:1
28	Northern Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	515	18.0:1
29	Glenwood Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	543	18.0:1
30	Knapp Forest Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	520	17.8:1
31	Grandville Cummings Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grandville Public Schools	Elementary	366	17.8:1
32	Northern Trails 56 School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Middle	520	17.8:1
33	Pine Ridge Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	472	17.7:1
34	Zinser Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	Elementary	443	17.6:1
35	Crossroads Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Northview Public Schools	Middle	472	17.6:1
36	Lakeside School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	453	17.2:1
37	Kenowa Hills Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	Middle	634	17.2:1
38	Endeavor Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	553	17.2:1
39	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	Elementary	287	17.0:1
40	Cesar E Chavez Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	437	16.9:1
41	Crestwood Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Middle	700	16.9:1
42	Challenger Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	Elementary	413	16.9:1
43	West Michigan Aviation Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	West Michigan Aviation Academy	High	600	16.9:1
44	North Godwin Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	Elementary	400	16.6:1
45	Brookside Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	254	16.6:1
46	Buchanan Elementary	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	379	16.6:1
47	Godwin Heights Middle School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Godwin Heights Public Schools	Middle	382	16.5:1
48	Grand Rapids Montessori Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Combined	297	16.5:1
49	Thornapple Elementary School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Forest Hills Public Schools	Elementary	361	16.4:1
50	Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Grand Rapids Public Schools	High	494	16.4:1

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