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Gerald Dawkins Academy
1050 Fisk St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
152
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gerald Dawkins Academy
Kent County
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About Gerald Dawkins Academy
Gerald Dawkins Academy is a charter elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving grades K–5. The school is located in a midsize city in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 152 students were enrolled, with about 11.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Grand Valley State University.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 152 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Grand Valley State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Gerald Dawkins Academy
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 268099909053
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.