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Big Rapids Public Schools, Michigan

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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,383 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Big Rapids Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Newaygo and Mecosta counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,383 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Big Rapids Public Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Michelle Rasmussen2030
Christopher Vennix2030
Jeff Godfrey2028
Shavon Jane2028
David Murray2028
Peter Kent2026
Jeremy Mishler2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,544,000 $2,065 14%
Local: $7,982,000 $3,627 25%
State: $19,094,000 $8,675 60%
Total: $31,620,000 $14,366
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $31,638,000 $14,374
Total Current Expenditures: $25,955,000 $11,792
Instructional Expenditures: $15,998,000 $7,268 51%
Student and Staff Support: $1,583,000 $719 5%
Administration: $3,278,000 $1,489 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,096,000 $2,315 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,176,000 $1,897
Construction: $2,441,000 $1,109
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $89,000 $40
Interest on Debt: $1,131,000 $513


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 37 >=50 11-19 21-39 PS 30-39 38
2020-2021 36 >=50 <=20 21-39 PS 30-39 37
2018-2019 40 PS 20-29 21-39 PS 40-49 41
2017-2018 34 >=50 11-19 21-39 30-39 34
2016-2017 43 >=50 30-39 21-39 PS 40-49 43
2015-2016 36 40-59 11-19 21-39 PS <=20 38
2014-2015 38 >=50 <=10 21-39 PS 20-29 40
2013-2014 42 >=50 20-29 21-39 PS 20-29 44
2012-2013 40 >=50 15-19 21-39 PS 30-39 42
2011-2012 35 >=50 10-14 40-59 PS 11-19 37
2010-2011 80 60-79 60-64 60-79 PS 60-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 53 >=50 30-39 40-59 PS 40-49 53
2020-2021 52 >=50 21-39 60-79 PS 50-59 53
2018-2019 48 PS 30-39 40-59 PS 50-59 49
2017-2018 36 >=50 30-39 21-39 30-39 36
2016-2017 49 >=50 30-39 40-59 PS 50-59 49
2015-2016 45 40-59 20-29 <=20 PS 21-39 47
2014-2015 43 >=50 11-19 21-39 PS 20-29 45
2013-2014 69 >=50 50-59 60-79 PS 60-69 71
2012-2013 65 >=50 40-44 40-59 PS 50-59 67
2011-2012 61 >=50 30-34 40-59 PS 50-59 64
2010-2011 80 >=50 65-69 60-79 PS 70-79 82

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 65-69 PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2020-2021 75-79 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2019-2020 69 PS >=50 >=50 PS <50 70-74
2018-2019 75-79 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 75-79
2017-2018 70-74 PS >=50 >=50 PS 65-69
2016-2017 77 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 70-74 PS >=80 PS PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 75-79 PS >=50 PS PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 75-79 PS 60-79 PS >=50 75-79
2012-2013 80-84 PS >=50 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 78 PS >=50 PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS >=50 PS PS 70-74


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,383 0.8
2022-2023 2,363 6.9
2021-2022 2,201 6.7
2020-2021 2,054 -2.3
2019-2020 2,102 2.0
2018-2019 2,061 4.0
2017-2018 1,979 -1.0
2016-2017 1,998 2.6
2015-2016 1,946 0.7
2014-2015 1,933 0.3
2013-2014 1,928 1.8
2012-2013 1,893 -1.3
2011-2012 1,917 -0.6
2010-2011 1,928 -5.2
2009-2010 2,029 -2.3
2008-2009 2,076 0.2
2007-2008 2,071 -0.1
2006-2007 2,073 -1.3
2005-2006 2,100 -3.6
2004-2005 2,175 0.1
2003-2004 2,172 -1.2
2002-2003 2,197 0.6
2001-2002 2,184 -3.3
2000-2001 2,257 -2.0
1999-2000 2,302 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Big Rapids Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 3.7
Black 2.9 18.2
Hispanic 2.2 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.0 5.3
White 88.1 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Big Rapids Public Schools had 118.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.19.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 41.00
Secondary: 53.20
Total: 118.00

Big Rapids Public Schools employed 10.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 13.33
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 62.04
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.50
Student Support Services: 14.82
Other Support Services: 38.01


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Big Rapids Public Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Rapids High School7479-12
Big Rapids Middle School6185-8
Big Rapids Virtual School133KG-12
Brookside Elementary School342PK-4
Eastwood Elementary215PK-KG
Riverview Elementary School321KG-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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