Forest Hills Public Schools
- GRAND RAPIDS, MI
School District
Forest Hills Public Schools
- GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Rating 4.19 out of 5 211 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade C+
- Teachersgrade A+
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A minus
- Health & Safetygrade A
- Administrationgrade A minus
- Sportsgrade A+
- Foodgrade B
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
73%
Percent Proficient - Math
68%
Average Graduation Rate
97%
Average SAT
1270
504 responses
Average ACT
29
487 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade C+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
9,726
Free or Reduced Lunch
8.2%
Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$67,751
Teachers in First/Second Year
8.1%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$12,327 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Housinggrade A
Median Household Income
$119,404
National
$62,843Median Rent
$1,368
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$347,500
National
$217,500Forest Hills Public Schools Reviews
Rating 4.19 out of 5 211 reviews
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Forest Hills Schools are extremely welcoming environments! Staff goes out of their way to know all students by name and the sense of community here is incredible. Coming here means becoming a part of a much larger family that cares and looks out for one another. I have found a wonderful group of friends through playing sports and participating in clubs. They provide many opportunities for sports, clubs, and musical interests.
The teachers are very good, nearly all are passionate about teaching. I’ve only had a few mid teachers, the majority of them are very good at what they do. The school diversity is extremely lacking. The students themselves are what you’d expect from a high school. The athletics program is pretty good, however it is frustrating to see the allocation of funding. Popular sports such as football get the vast majority of funding, and the football stadium was rebuilt (which costed millions) however other sports and programs are often left with much smaller budgets. The theatre department being one of them- students were required to pay 300 dollars the previous school year just to audition for the school musical so they could get more funding. Luckily not all art or performance art programs struggle, the music department continues to impress and the growing art department is nothing to balk at either. The school lunches are very average. Overall I enjoy the school.
I enjoyed the academics the school offered, and the teachers are great! Also, my counselor was constantly there as a resource if I needed him. I enjoyed the community-like feel I got, being in a smaller school. The cafeteria had a lot of great options, and switched things up often enough to keep it interesting. They also take pride in their honor roll students, as awards and food are given to those as a reward for their accomplishments. There are so many activities planned during senior year to unify the graduating class, which is another amazing thing about Forest Hills.