Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe and Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.

At a glance

6,326Students enrolled

12Schools

6Towns served

$18,562Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

15%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Grosse Pointe WoodsHarper WoodsGrosse Pointe ParkGrosse Pointe FarmsGrosse PointeVillage of Grosse Pointe Shores

Grades PK–4

John Monteith Elementary School or Ferry Elementary School or Stevens T Mason Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

Parcells Middle School671 students · Grosse Pointe WoodsThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe North High School924 students · Grosse Pointe WoodsThis district

Grades PK–4

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5–8

Parcells Middle School or Brownell Middle School or Pierce Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe South High School or Grosse Pointe North High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–4

George Defer Elementary School460 students · Grosse Pointe ParkThis district

Grades 5–8

Pierce Middle School570 students · Grosse Pointe ParkThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe South High School or Grosse Pointe North High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–4

Kerby Elementary School or Richard Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

Brownell Middle School605 students · Grosse Pointe FarmsThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe South High School1,123 students · Grosse Pointe FarmsThis district

Grades K–4

Lewis Maire Elementary School252 students · Grosse PointeThis district

Grades 5–8

Parcells Middle School or Brownell Middle School or Pierce Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe South High School or Grosse Pointe North High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–4

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5–8

Parcells Middle School or Brownell Middle School or Pierce Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Grosse Pointe South High School or Grosse Pointe North High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency56%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts68%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,562

per student each year · 12% above the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration38%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State57%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,823’20

6,548’21

6,421’22

6,344’23

6,326’24

Students

White · 75%4,714

Black · 14%876

Two or more races · 6%355

Hispanic · 4%237

Asian · 2%116

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%21

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Grosse Pointe Woods16,094 people

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Harper Woods15,116 people

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Grosse Pointe Park11,319 people

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Grosse Pointe Farms9,904 people

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Grosse Pointe5,541 people

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Village of Grosse Pointe Shores2,795 people

Schools12 in district

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George Defer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 460 students · Grosse Pointe Park

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John Monteith Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 456 students · Grosse Pointe Woods

A-Public 📚

Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 357 students · Grosse Pointe Woods

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Kerby Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 321 students · Grosse Pointe Farms

APublic 📚

Richard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 313 students · Grosse Pointe Farms

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Stevens T Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 274 students · Grosse Pointe Woods

BPublic 📚

Lewis Maire Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 252 students · Grosse Pointe

A+Public 📚

Parcells Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 671 students · Grosse Pointe Woods

B+Public 📚

Brownell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 605 students · Grosse Pointe Farms

APublic 📚

Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 570 students · Grosse Pointe Park

APublic 🏫

Grosse Pointe South High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · Grosse Pointe Farms

A+Public 🏫

Grosse Pointe North High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 924 students · Grosse Pointe Woods

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictDetroit · $21,406 per student

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Eastpointe Community SchoolsEastpointe · $18,610 per student

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Lake Shore Public SchoolsSt. Clair Shores · $15,326 per student

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Lakeview Public SchoolsSt. Clair Shores · $14,330 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.