Shawmut Hills School

Shawmut Hills School is one of the compact primary schools in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, operated by Grand Rapids Public Schools, with 267 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 50 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools (13,903 students total), Shawmut Hills School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Shawmut Hills School records that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 25% Black, 11% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shawmut Hills School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible 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 above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $82,631, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Shawmut Hills School is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

Kent Education CenterOakleigh is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawmut Hills School has contracted 5%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 14% to 25%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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