Total enrollment
8,797
-967 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Forest Hills Public Schools
Michigan · 8,797 students · 2 cities
Across the district, Forest Hills Public Schools runs 18 public K-12 campuses teaching roughly 8,797 Michigan students (about 489 per campus).
7-year change in Forest Hills Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
76%
was 80%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern High School | Grand Rapids | High | 09-12 | 1,088 |
| Central High School | Grand Rapids | High | 09-12 | 999 |
| Eastern High School | Ada | High | 09-12 | 768 |
| Eastern Middle School | Ada | Middle | 06-08 | 528 |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 520 |
| Northern Trails 56 School | Grand Rapids | Middle | 05-06 | 520 |
| Northern Hills Middle School | Grand Rapids | Middle | 07-08 | 515 |
| Central Middle School | Ada | Middle | 07-08 | 488 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | PK-04 | 472 |
| Central Woodlands 56 School | Ada | Middle | 05-06 | 462 |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | Ada | Elementary | KG-04 | 446 |
| Orchard View Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | KG-05 | 439 |
| Meadow Brook Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | KG-04 | 431 |
| Thornapple Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | PK-04 | 361 |
| Collins Elementary School | Grand Rapids | Elementary | PK-04 | 356 |
| Ada Elementary School | Ada | Elementary | PK-04 | 293 |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | Ada | Middle | 05-06 | 103 |
| Forest Hills Transition Center | Grand Rapids | High | 12-12 | 8 |
About Forest Hills Public Schools
Forest Hills Public Schools is a rural-scale public-school district in Michigan. The district maintains 18 schools and educates approximately 8,797 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Forest Hills Public Schools spans 8 elementary, 6 middle, and 4 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Forest Hills Public Schools runs about 489 students per campus, 20% above the state mean of roughly 406.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 9,764 students in SY 2017-18 versus 8,797 in SY 2024-25. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 76%.
On allk12, the community for Forest Hills Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.