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Forest Hills Public Schools

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Forest Hills Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Forest Hills Public Schools has 59.13 square miles of land area and 1.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Forest Hills Public Schools population is 48,760. Forest Hills Public Schools median household income is $99,184 in 2010-2014. Forest Hills Public Schools median house value is $240,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Forest Hills Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (4 out of 510, top 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (1 out of 516, top 0%)* Rank: #8
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	48,760 (2010-2014), rank #40
Population Growth	11.35% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	802.09/sq mi, rank #112
Median Household Income:	$99,184 at 2010-2014—11.34% increase since 2005-2009, rank #6
Median House Price:	$240,600 at 2010-2014—2.21% increase since 2005-2009, rank #15
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	59.13 sq mi, rank #318
Water Area:	1.66 sq mi (2.74%), rank #246
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County
City:	Kentwood, Grand Rapids, Ada, Northview, Alto, Forest Hills
Zip:	49546, 49506, 49525, 49301, 49505, 49302, 49512
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Forest Hills Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

6590 Cascade Rd Se

Grand Rapids MI, 49546, Kent County

Phone: 616-493-8800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	10,100	10,101	10,112	10,048	10,247	10,101	10,022
English Language Learner Students:	330	270	218	171	239	278	243
Total Teachers:	560.82	556.35	563.41	571.01	589.38	595.80	592.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	27.13	24.63	20.00	19.50	20.00	19.00	21.50
Elementary:	209.09	209.70	220.40	219.85	218.84	218.10	218.20
Secondary:	253.85	252.17	254.06	251.70	268.51	272.50	273.50
Ungraded:	70.75	69.85	68.95	79.96	82.03	86.20	79.00
Total Other Staff:	566.40	554.85	526.32	553.87	599.94	590.10	585.30
Instructional Aides:	127.83	130.33	94.91	123.65	137.11	140.90	142.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	19.70	15.80	10.30	12.42	12.37	17.20	17.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	23.80	21.75	22.80	23.10	24.30	24.30	23.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.60	8.35	9.40	8.70	9.40	9.30	9.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.20	13.40	13.40	14.40	14.90	15.00	14.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.60
Library/Media Support:	16.91	15.39	7.97	11.78	10.36	11.90	12.00
District Administrators:	10.00	10.00	9.00	10.00	12.99	11.00	10.00
District Administrative Support:	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.10	6.50	5.00	5.00
School Administrators:	30.87	30.28	24.00	24.00	28.00	29.00	28.00
School Administrative Support:	88.67	82.15	83.89	81.68	81.73	79.70	82.10
Student Support Services:	40.83	42.49	54.63	44.82	43.59	42.90	40.10
Other Support Services:	200.29	198.66	208.82	211.32	236.99	222.20	219.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.01	18.16	17.95	17.60	17.39	16.95	16.92

Schools

Ada Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	731 Ada Dr Se, Ada MI 49301
Ada Vista Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	7192 Bradfield Ave Se, Ada MI 49301
Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5901 Hall St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49546
Central Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	5810 Ada Dr Se, Ada MI 49301
Central Woodlands 5/6 School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	400 Alta Dale Ave Se, Ada MI 49301
Collins Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4368 Heather Ln Se, Grand Rapids MI 49546
Eastern High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2200 Pettis Ave Ne, Ada MI 49301
Eastern Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	2200 Pettis Ave Ne, Ada MI 49301
Goodwillie Environmental School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	8400 2 Mile Rd Ne, Ada MI 49301
Knapp Forest Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4243 Knapp Valley Dr Ne, Grand Rapids MI 49525
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	1450 Forest Hill Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49546
Northern High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3801 Leonard St Ne, Grand Rapids MI 49525
Northern Hills Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3775 Leonard St Ne, Grand Rapids MI 49525
Northern Trails 5/6 School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	3777 Leonard St Ne, Grand Rapids MI 49525
Orchard View Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2770 Leffingwell Ave Ne, Grand Rapids MI 49525
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	3250 Redford Dr Se, Grand Rapids MI 49546
Thornapple Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	6932 Bridgewater Dr Se, Grand Rapids MI 49546

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	80.3%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	84.7%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	89.8%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	81.9%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	84.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	81.2%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	81.9%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.2%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.2%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.5%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.6%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.3%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98.1%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	70.2%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	72.3%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.5%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.4%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.2%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.1%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.2%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.8%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	97%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96.5%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.1%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	66.9%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.1%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	71.7%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	66.9%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69.7%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.6%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.9%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	96.3%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.5%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.4%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.2%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98.2%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.8%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.3%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95.7%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25.5%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30.4%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	87%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.1%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.2%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.1%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.4%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.8%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98.7%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	94.4%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	95.3%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	92.1%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.4%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.9%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95.1%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.6%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.9%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.5%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	96.4%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95.4%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	94.6%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.7%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.5%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.4%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.4%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.7%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.5%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.2%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.9%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.9%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.4%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.9%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95.4%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	97.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94.5%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	93.4%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	96.1%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.5%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.8%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.7%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92.8%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	95.1%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	94.6%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	92.3%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	57.9%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	56.2%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	79.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	79.7%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	78.2%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.6%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84.3%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.7%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86.9%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.3%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81.2%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80.9%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81.8%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85.3%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.2%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94.6%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94.2%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93.7%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93.9%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	63%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	61%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	69.4%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.3%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.2%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.6%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$124,520,000	$12,314		$123,224,000	$12,264		$123,686,000	$12,070
Federal:	$2,823,000	$279	2.3%	$2,353,000	$234	1.9%	$3,900,000	$381	3.2%
State:	$68,956,000	$6,819	55.4%	$67,184,000	$6,686	54.5%	$67,332,000	$6,571	54.4%
Local:	$52,741,000	$5,216	42.4%	$53,687,000	$5,343	43.6%	$52,454,000	$5,119	42.4%
Total Expenditures:	$115,500,000	$11,422		$125,164,000	$12,457		$137,471,000	$13,416
Total Current Expenditures:	$95,168,000	$9,411		$95,942,000	$9,548		$97,120,000	$9,478
Instructional Expenditures:	$63,329,000	$6,263	66.5%	$64,635,000	$6,433	67.4%	$64,538,000	$6,298	66.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,595,000	$652	6.9%	$6,673,000	$664	7.0%	$7,097,000	$693	7.3%
Administration:	$10,603,000	$1,049	11.1%	$9,802,000	$976	10.2%	$9,989,000	$975	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,641,000	$1,448	15.4%	$14,832,000	$1,476	15.5%	$15,496,000	$1,512	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,218,000	$219		$10,692,000	$1,064		$21,619,000	$2,110
Construction:	$1,166,000	$115		$7,404,000	$737		$20,515,000	$2,002
Total Other:	$2,737,000	$271		$2,839,000	$283		$3,229,000	$315
Interest on Debt:	$9,562,000	$946		$10,151,000	$1,010		$9,992,000	$975

Total Salary:	$54,244,000	$5,364		$55,486,000	$5,522		$59,228,000	$5,780
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$39,224,000	$3,879	72.3%	$40,258,000	$4,007	72.6%	$42,292,000	$4,127	71.4%
Other Salary:	$15,020,000	$1,485	27.7%	$15,228,000	$1,516	27.4%	$16,936,000	$1,653	28.6%
Total Benefit:	$28,888,000	$2,857		$28,988,000	$2,885		$26,776,000	$2,613
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$20,932,000	$2,070	72.5%	$20,873,000	$2,077	72.0%	$19,185,000	$1,872	71.6%
Other Benefit:	$7,956,000	$787	27.5%	$8,115,000	$808	28.0%	$7,591,000	$741	28.4%

* Forest Hills 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.