Sibley School

Sibley School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 308 students.

Grand Rapids Public Schools includes 50 schools. Together they enroll 13,903 students.

Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at Sibley School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 13% White, and 9% multiracial. In Kent County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Sibley School are from different groups.

Sibley School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Kent County is 37 points.

Kent County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,631 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kent County number 239, with about 97,253 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.

Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 279 in 2020-21 to 308 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.

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