Harrison Park Academy

Harrison Park Academy operates as a large elementary school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 708 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 92% higher.

Across its 50 schools, Grand Rapids Public Schools enrolls 13,903 students. Harrison Park Academy is one of those schools.

The biggest share of students at Harrison Park Academy, 46%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 12% White, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 12% Hispanic among all Kent County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.

Based on 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Harrison Park Academy has a ratio of 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 86%. The average for public schools in Kent County is 47%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $82,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 239, with about 97,253 students.

Of the public schools around it, Harrison Park Academy is closest to Stocking Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school's student count increased 22% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 20.1:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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