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Grand Haven Area Public Schools

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Grand Haven Area Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Grand Haven Area Public Schools has 85.86 square miles of land area and 3.76 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Grand Haven Area Public Schools population is 40,546. Grand Haven Area Public Schools median household income is $56,575 in 2010-2014. Grand Haven Area Public Schools median house value is $154,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Grand Haven Area Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (43 out of 510, top 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (37 out of 516, top 7%)* Rank: #75
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	13
Population	40,546 (2010-2014), rank #51
Population Growth	3.33% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	452.42/sq mi, rank #148
Median Household Income:	$56,575 at 2010-2014—-0.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #124
Median House Price:	$154,500 at 2010-2014—-9.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #100
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	85.86 sq mi, rank #225
Water Area:	3.76 sq mi (4.19%), rank #153
State:	Michigan
County:	Ottawa County, Muskegon County
City:	Spring Lake, West Olive, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg, Norton Shores
Zip:	49456, 49460, 49417, 49444, 49441
Area:	Holland-Grand Haven, MI;Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

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Grand Haven Area Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1415 South Beechtree St

Grand Haven MI, 49417, Ottawa County

Phone: 616-850-5015

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,123	6,026	5,882	5,972	5,917	5,945	6,018
English Language Learner Students:	82	58	80	76	78	102	124
Total Teachers:	341.18	339.25	328.30	327.96	322.66	326.20	315.90
Prekindergarten:	7.75	6.36	4.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	28.00	29.00	16.55	15.23	15.52	13.00	13.20
Elementary:	109.61	109.44	108.98	111.23	107.26	112.80	109.10
Secondary:	133.82	132.40	137.87	142.46	144.52	145.80	142.10
Ungraded:	62.00	62.05	60.43	59.04	55.36	54.60	51.50
Total Other Staff:	435.84	406.57	383.05	365.02	373.64	362.90	364.20
Instructional Aides:	151.23	126.82	102.02	85.53	82.49	73.30	60.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	9.31	8.20	5.54	3.90	5.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.45	8.00	8.00	9.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.45	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.28	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.80	7.00	7.90
Library/Media Support:	6.62	6.62	7.50	9.50	10.67	10.80	10.00
District Administrators:	9.37	9.69	10.48	9.56	7.51	7.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	1.50	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	19.48	21.22	14.62	14.45	15.12	13.60	14.00
School Administrative Support:	32.71	32.95	32.58	34.59	36.47	36.90	36.60
Student Support Services:	41.57	41.45	44.30	43.67	46.73	41.30	27.40
Other Support Services:	161.58	151.32	147.29	143.52	152.31	158.10	186.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.95	17.76	17.92	18.21	18.34	18.23	19.05

Schools

Career Development School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	106 South 6th St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	106 South 6th St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Ferry School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1050 Pennoyer Ave, Grand Haven MI 49417
Grand Haven Cyber School	Grade 6 to Grade 11	1415 South Beechtree St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Grand Haven High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	17001 Ferris St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Griffin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1700 South Griffin St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Lake Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	18181 Dogwood Dr, Spring Lake MI 49456
Lakeshore Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	900 Cutler St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Mary A. White School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1400 Wisconsin Ave, Grand Haven MI 49417
Peach Plains School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	15849 Comstock St, Grand Haven MI 49417
Robinson School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	11801 120th Ave, Grand Haven MI 49417
Rosy Mound School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	14016 Lakeshore Dr, Grand Haven MI 49417
White Pines Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1400 South Griffin St, Grand Haven MI 49417

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	69.3%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	68.3%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	79.4%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	75.3%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	77%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	69.9%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	64.8%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.6%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.6%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54.6%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	51.5%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.6%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.3%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	57.5%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	66.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.1%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.3%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.9%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.3%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65.6%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.4%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.5%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.6%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.5%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.7%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41.5%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.4%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.6%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.5%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	22.8%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49.2%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50.7%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.7%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.3%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.7%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	87.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	35.3%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	38.6%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.2%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.6%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.9%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	88.7%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.1%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.1%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.5%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.7%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	93.7%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29.2%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.8%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	83.7%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	41.2%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	45.3%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	57.1%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	70.7%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	68%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67.5%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.8%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.1%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.6%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68.7%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78.5%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.6%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91.7%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.5%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.1%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	58.5%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	51%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.2%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	56.4%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60.1%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	59%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$65,144,000	$11,075		$65,468,000	$10,962		$63,382,000	$10,712
Federal:	$1,780,000	$303	2.7%	$3,494,000	$585	5.3%	$3,361,000	$568	5.3%
State:	$28,088,000	$4,775	43.1%	$27,259,000	$4,564	41.6%	$25,468,000	$4,304	40.2%
Local:	$35,276,000	$5,997	54.2%	$34,715,000	$5,813	53.0%	$34,553,000	$5,840	54.5%
Total Expenditures:	$70,215,000	$11,937		$71,497,000	$11,972		$67,013,000	$11,326
Total Current Expenditures:	$59,189,000	$10,063		$57,030,000	$9,550		$55,941,000	$9,454
Instructional Expenditures:	$38,100,000	$6,477	64.4%	$36,535,000	$6,118	64.1%	$35,464,000	$5,994	63.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,545,000	$1,113	11.1%	$6,518,000	$1,091	11.4%	$6,427,000	$1,086	11.5%
Administration:	$5,334,000	$907	9.0%	$4,932,000	$826	8.6%	$5,108,000	$863	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,210,000	$1,566	15.6%	$9,045,000	$1,515	15.9%	$8,942,000	$1,511	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,779,000	$1,152		$10,409,000	$1,743		$6,707,000	$1,134
Construction:	$5,926,000	$1,007		$7,949,000	$1,331		$6,540,000	$1,105
Total Other:	$932,000	$158		$1,010,000	$169		$1,064,000	$180
Interest on Debt:	$2,314,000	$393		$2,016,000	$338		$2,232,000	$377

Total Salary:	$33,867,000	$5,758		$33,160,000	$5,553		$32,901,000	$5,560
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$23,799,000	$4,046	70.3%	$23,487,000	$3,933	70.8%	$22,782,000	$3,850	69.2%
Other Salary:	$10,068,000	$1,712	29.7%	$9,673,000	$1,620	29.2%	$10,119,000	$1,710	30.8%
Total Benefit:	$19,068,000	$3,242		$17,088,000	$2,861		$16,099,000	$2,721
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$13,017,000	$2,213	68.3%	$11,727,000	$1,964	68.6%	$10,883,000	$1,839	67.6%
Other Benefit:	$6,051,000	$1,029	31.7%	$5,361,000	$898	31.4%	$5,216,000	$882	32.4%

* Grand Haven Area Public Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.