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Forest Hills Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Cascade, Grand Rapids and Ada, and parts of Kentwood and Cannon.
Students
8,797
Schools
18
Spent per student
$14,583
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$116.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Forest Hills Public Schools
- School Grade A+: better than 97% of Michigan districts
- Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the MI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.5% since 2020
- Debt of $116.1M, about $13,194 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Weidman.
PK–43 elementary schoolsChippewa Hills School District
5–122 schoolsChippewa Hills School District
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency65%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,583 per student · 12% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 53%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,313’20
9,291’21
9,156’22
9,022’23
8,797’24
Down 5.5% since 2020.
Students
White 76%Asian 8%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
18 public schools.
Knapp Forest Elementary School
A+520 students18:1
Pine Ridge Elementary School
A+472 students18:1
Ada Vista Elementary School
A446 students18:1
Orchard View Elementary School
A439 students15:1
Meadow Brook Elementary School
A431 students15:1
Thornapple Elementary School
A361 students16:1
Collins Elementary School
A356 students18:1
Ada Elementary School
A+293 students12:1
Eastern Middle School
A+528 students18:1
Northern Trails 56 School
A520 students18:1
Northern Hills Middle School
A+515 students18:1
Central Middle School
A+488 students20:1
Central Woodlands 56 School
A462 students18:1
Goodwillie Environmental School
A103 students24:1
Northern High School
A1,088 students15:1
Central High School
A+999 students18:1
Eastern High School
A+768 students18:1
Forest Hills Transition Center
8 students4:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.