diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/api.py
index dab4ee91078b..1d5f94cbf65c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/api.py
@@ -17,6 +17,34 @@
 User = get_user_model()
 
 
+def _to_float(value, default=0.0) -> float:
+    """Parse a grading policy value as a float, returning default for any unparseable input."""
+    try:
+        return float(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return float(default)
+
+
+def _to_int(value, default=0) -> int:
+    """
+    Parse a grading policy value as an int, returning default for non-integer or unparseable input.
+
+    Accepts string representations of both integers ('2') and whole-number floats ('2.0').
+    Returns default for non-finite values (nan/inf), fractional floats ('2.9'), and
+    anything that cannot be parsed as a number.
+    """
+    try:
+        parsed = float(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return default
+    if not parsed.is_integer():
+        return default
+    try:
+        return int(parsed)
+    except (OverflowError, ValueError):
+        return default
+
+
 @dataclass
 class _AssignmentBucket:
     """Holds scores and visibility info for one assignment type.
@@ -130,10 +158,10 @@ def _build_policy_map(self) -> dict:
         policy_map = {}
         for policy in self.grading_policy.get('GRADER', []):
             policy_map[policy.get('type')] = {
-                'weight': policy.get('weight', 0.0),
+                'weight': _to_float(policy.get('weight')),
                 'short_label': policy.get('short_label', ''),
-                'num_droppable': policy.get('drop_count', 0),
-                'num_total': policy.get('min_count', 0),
+                'num_droppable': _to_int(policy.get('drop_count')),
+                'num_total': _to_int(policy.get('min_count')),
             }
         return policy_map
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/tests/test_api.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/tests/test_api.py
index 4418dcb36fe4..bcc4dffef3b2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/tests/test_api.py
@@ -87,6 +87,24 @@ def _make_subsection(fmt, earned, possible, show_corr, *, due_delta_days=None, i
         ],
         {'avg': 0.0, 'weighted': 0.0, 'hidden': 'all', 'final': 0.0, 'last_grade_publish_date_days': 7},
     ),
+    (
+        'string_int_typed_policy_counts',
+        {'type': 'Homework', 'weight': '1.0', 'drop_count': '1', 'min_count': '2', 'short_label': 'HW'},
+        [
+            _make_subsection('Homework', 1, 1, ShowCorrectness.ALWAYS),
+            _make_subsection('Homework', 0, 1, ShowCorrectness.ALWAYS),
+        ],
+        {'avg': 1.0, 'weighted': 1.0, 'hidden': 'none', 'final': 1.0},
+    ),
+    (
+        'string_float_typed_policy_counts',
+        {'type': 'Homework', 'weight': '1.0', 'drop_count': '1.0', 'min_count': '2.0', 'short_label': 'HW'},
+        [
+            _make_subsection('Homework', 1, 1, ShowCorrectness.ALWAYS),
+            _make_subsection('Homework', 0, 1, ShowCorrectness.ALWAYS),
+        ],
+        {'avg': 1.0, 'weighted': 1.0, 'hidden': 'none', 'final': 1.0},
+    ),
 ]
 
 
@@ -187,7 +205,7 @@ def test_aggregate_assignment_type_grade_summary_scenarios(self):
                 assert row['average_grade'] == expected['avg']
                 assert row['weighted_grade'] == expected['weighted']
                 assert row['has_hidden_contribution'] == expected['hidden']
-                assert row['num_droppable'] == policy['drop_count']
+                assert row['num_droppable'] == int(float(policy['drop_count']))
                 assert (row['last_grade_publish_date'] is not None) == (
                     'last_grade_publish_date_days' in expected
                 )