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Grand Rapids School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 4,024 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Grand Rapids School District is a school district in Minnesota (Itasca County). During the 2024 school year, 4,024 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

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

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School board

The Grand Rapids School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
David Cowan2029
Ashley Goodman2029
Tom Gustafson2029
Malissa Bahr2027
David Marty2027
Mark Schroeder2027

Elections

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School board meetings

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District map

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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: $7,691,000 $1,896 11%
Local: $20,020,000 $4,935 29%
State: $41,758,000 $10,293 60%
Total: $69,469,000 $17,123
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $69,300,000 $17,081
Total Current Expenditures: $58,155,000 $14,334
Instructional Expenditures: $38,478,000 $9,484 56%
Student and Staff Support: $4,852,000 $1,195 7%
Administration: $5,333,000 $1,314 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,492,000 $2,339 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,737,000 $1,414
Construction: $4,927,000 $1,214
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,244,000 $306
Interest on Debt: $3,050,000 $751


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 46 >=50 <50 40-49 30-34 40-49 47
2020-2021 46 PS PS 21-39 30-34 30-39 47
2018-2019 53 >=50 <50 50-59 25-29 45-49 54
2017-2018 55 >=50 <50 40-49 30-34 45-49 57
2016-2017 55 >=50 <50 50-59 40-44 40-44 57
2015-2016 55 >=50 <50 40-49 35-39 50-54 56
2014-2015 54 >=50 <50 40-59 35-39 50-54 56
2013-2014 56 40-59 <=20 21-39 25-29 45-49 58
2012-2013 54 40-59 <=20 40-59 30-34 40-44 57
2011-2012 55 60-79 21-39 40-59 35-39 45-49 57
2010-2011 43 40-59 11-19 <50 20-24 45

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 54 >=50 >=50 50-59 40-44 50-59 55
2020-2021 55 PS PS 40-59 40-44 45-49 56
2018-2019 61 >=50 >=50 50-59 30-34 55-59 63
2017-2018 60 >=50 <50 40-49 40-49 50-54 61
2016-2017 63 >=50 <50 40-49 50-54 55-59 64
2015-2016 62 >=50 <50 40-59 40-44 55-59 64
2014-2015 60 >=50 <50 40-59 40-44 50-54 62
2013-2014 58 >=50 21-39 40-59 35-39 40-44 61
2012-2013 56 40-59 21-39 40-59 40-44 45-49 58
2011-2012 76 40-59 60-79 40-59 65-69 60-64 78
2010-2011 72 60-79 40-49 >=50 60-64 73

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 94 PS PS 80-89 >=50 94
2020-2021 87 PS PS PS 80-89 >=50 85-89
2019-2020 87 >=50 PS >=80 >=50 85-89
2018-2019 90 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=80 90-94
2017-2018 91 PS PS PS >=80 >=80 90-94
2016-2017 91 PS PS PS >=80 60-79 90-94
2015-2016 90 PS >=50 PS >=80 92
2014-2015 89 >=50 PS PS >=80 90-94
2013-2014 89 >=50 PS PS 70-79 90-94
2012-2013 86 >=50 PS >=50 60-79 87
2011-2012 75 >=50 PS PS 50-59 77
2010-2011 76 >=50 <50 >=50 60-79 77


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 4,024 0.0
2022-2023 4,023 -0.8
2021-2022 4,057 2.3
2020-2021 3,964 -4.0
2019-2020 4,123 -0.6
2018-2019 4,149 0.4
2017-2018 4,131 1.5
2016-2017 4,070 -0.7
2015-2016 4,100 -0.3
2014-2015 4,111 3.4
2013-2014 3,970 0.3
2012-2013 3,959 2.4
2011-2012 3,863 0.0
2010-2011 3,864 1.0
2009-2010 3,826 0.3
2008-2009 3,813 1.0
2007-2008 3,775 -3.8
2006-2007 3,919 -0.2
2005-2006 3,926 -1.1
2004-2005 3,969 -1.6
2003-2004 4,034 -3.1
2002-2003 4,158 -3.0
2001-2002 4,281 -2.4
2000-2001 4,383 -4.6
1999-2000 4,584 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Grand Rapids School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 6.3 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 7.1
Black 0.6 11.8
Hispanic 2.6 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.2 6.4
White 85.0 61.4

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, Grand Rapids School District had 239.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.82.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.34
Kindergarten: 11.00
Elementary: 103.90
Secondary: 97.16
Total: 239.28

Grand Rapids School District employed 12.35 district administrators and 8.63 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.35
District Administrative Support: 12.02
School Administrators: 8.63
School Administrative Support: 14.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.65
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.83
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.33
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 37.59
Other Support Services: 84.52


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]

The Grand Rapids School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bigfork Elementary149PK-6
Bigfork Secondary1327-12
Cohasset Elementary312KG-5
East Rapids Elementary649KG-5
Grand Rapids Area Learning Center1278-12
Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center62PK-PK
Grand Rapids Senior High1,1149-12
Itaskin Education Center364-12
Middle Area Learning Center265-8
Robert J. Elkington Middle School7786-8
West Rapids Elementary639KG-5

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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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