Grand Rapids Public Schools
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Location Map GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506 Kent County
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District Poverty Rate 23.0% (data source)
Non-White Students 77.6% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (51)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Aberdeen AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Alger Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Brookside ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cesar E Chavez ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mulick Park Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Union High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bethany Based SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Blandford Nature CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Buchanan ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Burton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Burton Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Campus ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Center For EconomicologyStep 0 No Progress 0
City MiddlehighStep 0 No Progress 0
Coit Creative Arts AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Congress ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dickinson AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
East Leonard ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gerald R Ford Academic CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids Learning CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids Montessori AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddlehighStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids Public Museum HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids Public Museum MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Grand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Harrison Park AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Home Education SiteStep 0 No Progress 0
Innovation Central HighStep 0 No Progress 0
John Ball Park Zoo SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kenosha Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Kent Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Newcomers Community SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
North Park Montessori AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Ottawa High TransitionStep 0 No Progress 0
Ottawa Hills High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Palmer SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridgemoor Park MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Riverside Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Shared TimeStep 0 No Progress 0
Shawmut Hills SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sherwood Global Studies AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Sibley SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southeast Career PathwaysStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwest Community Campus SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia BilingueStep 0 No Progress 0
Stocking ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Union High TransitionStep 0 No Progress 0
Westwood Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Michigan State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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