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Big Rapids, MI
Public School Ratings




Big Rapids Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Big Rapids Public Schools School District details

Big Rapids Public Schools School District
21034 15 Mile Rd
Big Rapids, MI 49307

2,383 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Big Rapids Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.7% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
38%
46%
42%
36%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Big Rapids High School
21175 15 Mile Rd
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
09-12
Big Rapids Middle School
500 N Warren Ave
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
05-08
Big Rapids Virtual School
14980 215 Th Ave
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
KG-12
Brookside Elementary School
210 Escott St
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
PK-04
Eastwood Elementary School
410 N 3 Rd Ave
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
PK-KG
Riverview Elementary School
509 Willow Ave
Big Rapids, MI, 49307
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.8% 66.4%
Black 3.1% 19.2%
Hispanic 2.3% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.0% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 49.8% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,713 $15,998,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $330 $786,000 2.5%
Staff $334 $797,000 2.5%
General Administration $183 $436,000 1.4%
School Administration $624 $1,487,000 4.7%
Operation $1,113 $2,653,000 8.4%
Transportation $389 $926,000 2.9%
Other $569 $1,355,000 4.3%
Total Support $3,542 $8,440,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,021 $7,200,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $13,277 $31,638,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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