Mulick Park Elementary School

Mulick Park Elementary School operates as a compact elementary-level community in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, overseen by Grand Rapids Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Mulick Park Elementary School sits 28% below that benchmark.

Mulick Park Elementary School is one of 50 schools operated by Grand Rapids Public Schools, a district that hosts 13,903 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mulick Park Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Mulick Park Elementary School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at Mulick Park Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kent County) shows that median household income runs about $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kent County's 239 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students), Mulick Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ottawa Hills High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mulick Park Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 264). White enrollment moved from 6% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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