MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 55.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Kent County schools, followed by 20% of Hispanic students, 14.3% of African American students, 6.6% of multiracial students, 3.7% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
East Kentwood High School had the highest enrollment among Kent County's 248 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 2,010 students.
Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.
Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
Enrollment in Kent County Over 8 Years
Enrollment in Kent County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Kentwood High School | 1,916 | 2,010 | 4.9 |
| Rockford High School | 1,818 | 1,819 | 0.1 |
| Grandville High School | 1,837 | 1,767 | -3.8 |
| Caledonia High School | 1,500 | 1,464 | -2.4 |
| Byron Center High School | 1,306 | 1,339 | 2.5 |
| Wyoming High School | 962 | 1,284 | 33.5 |
| PrepNet Virtual Academy | 1,365 | 1,220 | -10.6 |
| Northern High School | 1,153 | 1,134 | -1.6 |
| Lowell Senior High School | 1,125 | 1,099 | -2.3 |
| Northview High School | 1,061 | 1,092 | 2.9 |
| Central High School | 1,136 | 1,053 | -7.3 |
| Cedar Springs High School | 1,108 | 1,049 | -5.3 |
| Kenowa Hills High School | 989 | 933 | -5.7 |
| Union High School | 952 | 922 | -3.2 |
| East Grand Rapids High School | 925 | 914 | -1.2 |
| City Middle-High School | 907 | 908 | 0.1 |
| North Rockford Middle School | 899 | 885 | -1.6 |
| Sparta Senior High School | 851 | 851 | 0 |
| Grandville Middle School | 798 | 830 | 4 |
| Pinewood Middle School | 770 | 809 | 5.1 |
| Eastern High School | 819 | 802 | -2.1 |
| Vanguard Charter Academy | 775 | 797 | 2.8 |
| Excel Charter Academy | 789 | 784 | -0.6 |
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 782 | 780 | -0.3 |
| Chandler Woods Charter Academy | 736 | 773 | 5 |
| Lowell Middle School | 794 | 771 | -2.9 |
| East Kentwood Freshman Campus | 864 | 743 | -14 |
| East Rockford Middle School | 769 | 740 | -3.8 |
| West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science | 778 | 728 | -6.4 |
| Discovery Elementary School | 673 | 711 | 5.6 |
| Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School | 670 | 702 | 4.8 |
| Walker Charter Academy | 711 | 698 | -1.8 |
| Godwin Heights Senior High School | 738 | 689 | -6.6 |
| Kraft Meadows Intermediate School | 684 | 683 | -0.1 |
| Crestwood Middle School | 690 | 682 | -1.2 |
| Duncan Lake Middle School | 668 | 679 | 1.6 |
| Byron Center West Middle School | 678 | 673 | -0.7 |
| Grandville Grand View Elementary School | 630 | 654 | 3.8 |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School | 635 | 652 | 2.7 |
| Harrison Park Academy | 669 | 639 | -4.5 |
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue | 621 | 635 | 2.3 |
| Kelloggsville High School | 655 | 632 | -3.5 |
| Valley View Elementary School | 625 | 631 | 1 |
| Kenowa Hills Middle School | 650 | 623 | -4.2 |
| West Michigan Aviation Academy | 609 | 605 | -0.7 |
| Vista Charter Academy | 623 | 605 | -2.9 |
| Grand River Preparatory High School | 601 | 604 | 0.5 |
| Rockford High School Freshman Center | 606 | 597 | -1.5 |
| Countryside Elementary School | 606 | 589 | -2.8 |
| Brown Elementary School | 607 | 583 | -4 |
| Wyoming Junior High School | 932 | 578 | -38 |
| Knapp Charter Academy | 659 | 576 | -12.6 |
| Wyoming Intermediate School | 555 | 573 | 3.2 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 545 | 572 | 5 |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School | 590 | 572 | -3.1 |
| Kent City Elementary School | 528 | 563 | 6.6 |
| Eastern Middle School | 563 | 552 | -2 |
| Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School | 566 | 551 | -2.7 |
| Northern Hills Middle School | 531 | 546 | 2.8 |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center | 541 | 545 | 0.7 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 560 | 544 | -2.9 |
| Explorer Elementary School | 521 | 527 | 1.2 |
| Central Middle School | 521 | 526 | 1 |
| Innovation Central High School | 641 | 523 | -18.4 |
| Marshall Elementary School | 540 | 523 | -3.1 |
| Valleywood Middle School | 505 | 514 | 1.8 |
| Appleview Elementary School | 494 | 513 | 3.8 |
| Crestwood Elementary School | 491 | 510 | 3.9 |
| Lakes Elementary School | 504 | 509 | 1 |
| Lee High School | 524 | 503 | -4 |
| Cedar Trails Elementary School | 503 | 495 | -1.6 |
| Ridge Park Charter Academy | 530 | 493 | -7 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 477 | 491 | 2.9 |
| Comstock Park High School | 514 | 489 | -4.9 |
| Cedar Springs Middle School | 541 | 489 | -9.6 |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary School | 424 | 483 | 13.9 |
| Burton Middle School | 470 | 482 | 2.6 |
| Northern Trails 5-6 School | 494 | 478 | -3.2 |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School | 490 | 474 | -3.3 |
| Sparta Middle School | 512 | 473 | -7.6 |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | 465 | 470 | 1.1 |
| West Elementary School | 484 | 469 | -3.1 |
| Cherry Creek Elementary School | 458 | 468 | 2.2 |
| Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy | 449 | 466 | 3.8 |
| Meadow Brook Elementary School | 485 | 463 | -4.5 |
| Wealthy School | 424 | 462 | 9 |
| Breton Downs School | 457 | 459 | 0.4 |
| Cedar View Elementary School | 452 | 455 | 0.7 |
| Central Woodlands 5-6 School | 456 | 453 | -0.7 |
| Lakeside School | 448 | 451 | 0.7 |
| Kelloggsville Middle School | 468 | 450 | -3.8 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary | 439 | 448 | 2.1 |
| Beach Elementary School | 432 | 446 | 3.2 |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School | 417 | 439 | 5.3 |
| Murray Lake Elementary School | 428 | 437 | 2.1 |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary School | 428 | 432 | 0.9 |
| Zinser Elementary School | 417 | 430 | 3.1 |
| Stoney Creek Elementary School | 435 | 420 | -3.4 |
| Kent City High School | 386 | 416 | 7.8 |
| West Godwin Elementary School | 422 | 413 | -2.1 |
| Highlands School | 402 | 412 | 2.5 |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School | 406 | 412 | 1.5 |
| Alto Elementary School | 408 | 407 | -0.2 |
| Orchard View Elementary School | 423 | 407 | -3.8 |
| North Godwin Elementary School | 362 | 407 | 12.4 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 418 | 406 | -2.9 |
| Crossroads Middle School | 443 | 404 | -8.8 |
| Pine Island Elementary School | 414 | 403 | -2.7 |
| Emmons Lake Elementary School | 398 | 400 | 0.5 |
| Thornapple Elementary School | 376 | 395 | 5.1 |
| Sand Lake Elementary School | 365 | 392 | 7.4 |
| Mill Creek Middle School | 392 | 391 | -0.3 |
| Godwin Heights Middle School | 417 | 389 | -6.7 |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School | 359 | 378 | 5.3 |
| North Park Montessori Academy | 392 | 376 | -4.1 |
| Burton Elementary School | 404 | 376 | -6.9 |
| East Oakview Elementary School | 410 | 375 | -8.5 |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School | 378 | 371 | -1.9 |
| Ottawa Hills High School | 381 | 369 | -3.1 |
| Bowen Elementary School | 324 | 365 | 12.7 |
| Hope Academy of West Michigan | 379 | 359 | -5.3 |
| Buchanan Elementary School | 362 | 359 | -0.8 |
| Collins Elementary School | 351 | 358 | 2 |
| Lee Middle School | 392 | 358 | -8.7 |
| New Branches Charter Academy | 368 | 358 | -2.7 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School | 367 | 357 | -2.7 |
| Grandville South Elementary School | 380 | 356 | -6.3 |
| Belmont Elementary School | 376 | 354 | -5.9 |
| Alpine Elementary School | 367 | 350 | -4.6 |
| Brookwood Elementary School | 316 | 349 | 10.4 |
| William C. Abney Academy Elementary | 328 | 347 | 5.8 |
| River City Scholars Charter Academy | 380 | 346 | -8.9 |
| Alger Middle School | 362 | 342 | -5.5 |
| North Oakview Elementary School | 355 | 342 | -3.7 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 362 | 341 | -5.8 |
| Southwood Elementary School | 352 | 332 | -5.7 |
| Ada Elementary School | 333 | 331 | -0.6 |
| Godfrey Elementary School | 338 | 331 | -2.1 |
| Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue | 260 | 330 | 26.9 |
| Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center | 353 | 330 | -6.5 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 320 | 326 | 1.9 |
| Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming | 307 | 324 | 5.5 |
| Creative Technologies Academy | 306 | 323 | 5.6 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy | 315 | 320 | 1.6 |
| Grandville East Elementary School | 313 | 313 | 0 |
| Caledonia Elementary School | 307 | 312 | 1.6 |
| Townline Elementary School | 339 | 307 | -9.4 |
| Wellspring Preparatory High School | 355 | 307 | -13.5 |
| Rockford Spanish Immersion | 301 | 304 | 1 |
| Roguewood Elementary School | 303 | 301 | -0.7 |
| Grandville West Elementary School | 323 | 300 | -7.1 |
| Martin Luther King Leadership Academy | 301 | 296 | -1.7 |
| Gladiola Elementary School | 306 | 292 | -4.6 |
| Oriole Park Elementary School | 305 | 289 | -5.2 |
| Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center | 274 | 287 | 4.7 |
| Parkside Elementary School | 275 | 286 | 4 |
| Community Transition Campus | 223 | 284 | 27.4 |
| Southeast Kelloggsville School | 275 | 282 | 2.5 |
| Brookside Elementary School | 284 | 280 | -1.4 |
| Bushnell Elementary School | 274 | 276 | 0.7 |
| Kent City Middle School | 298 | 275 | -7.7 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum High School | 272 | 273 | 0.4 |
| Campus Elementary School | 270 | 266 | -1.5 |
| Dutton Elementary School | 267 | 266 | -0.4 |
| Shawmut Hills School | 258 | 261 | 1.2 |
| Sibley School | 245 | 256 | 4.5 |
| West Oakview Elementary School | 259 | 255 | -1.5 |
| Crossroads Alternative High School | 227 | 253 | 11.5 |
| West Kelloggsville School | 247 | 251 | 1.6 |
| Riverside Middle School | 205 | 248 | 21 |
| Mulick Park Elementary School | 231 | 244 | 5.6 |
| Dickinson Academy | 257 | 244 | -5.1 |
| Coit Creative Arts Academy | 242 | 242 | 0 |
| Grandville Central Elementary School | 241 | 239 | -0.8 |
| Aberdeen Academy | 233 | 234 | 0.4 |
| Gerald R. Ford Academic Center | 289 | 230 | -20.4 |
| Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids | 224 | 230 | 2.7 |
| Cannonsburg Elementary School | 223 | 228 | 2.2 |
| Red Hawk Elementary School | 215 | 215 | 0 |
| Byron Center Charter School | 197 | 193 | -2 |
| Congress Elementary School | 172 | 191 | 11 |
| Westwood Middle School | 204 | 189 | -7.4 |
| Kent Hills Elementary School | 174 | 189 | 8.6 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School | 192 | 180 | -6.3 |
| Palmer School | 159 | 178 | 11.9 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School | 175 | 173 | -1.1 |
| East Leonard Elementary School | 153 | 167 | 9.2 |
| Stocking Elementary School | 153 | 148 | -3.3 |
| Lighthouse Academy - South Campus | 74 | 148 | 100 |
| NexTech High School | 106 | 140 | 32.1 |
| Lincoln School | 127 | 137 | 7.9 |
| Ridgemoor Park Montessori | 136 | 132 | -2.9 |
| Sherwood Global Studies Academy | 134 | 128 | -4.5 |
| Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School | 138 | 123 | -10.9 |
| East Lee Campus | 97 | 110 | 13.4 |
| Southeast Career Pathways | 103 | 105 | 1.9 |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | 103 | 104 | 1 |
| Newcomers Community School | 77 | 102 | 32.5 |
| Pine Grove Learning Center | 98 | 98 | 0 |
| Godwin Heights Learning Center | 71 | 97 | 36.6 |
| Lincoln Developmental Center | 95 | 93 | -2.1 |
| Northview Next Learning Center | 107 | 91 | -15 |
| Kenowa Hills Pathways High School | 91 | 85 | -6.6 |
| Kelloggsville Virtual School | 88 | 81 | -8 |
| Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes | 55 | 80 | 45.5 |
| 54th Street Academy | 66 | 78 | 18.2 |
| Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center | 57 | 66 | 15.8 |
| Blandford School | 63 | 60 | -4.8 |
| Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 62 | 60 | -3.2 |
| Center for Economicology | 54 | 59 | 9.3 |
| John Ball Park Zoo School | 64 | 59 | -7.8 |
| Union High Transition | 55 | 59 | 7.3 |
| Kent Education Center - Beltline | 62 | 55 | -11.3 |
| River Valley Academy | 58 | 51 | -12.1 |
| Comstock Park Flex Academy | 41 | 49 | 19.5 |
| Wyoming Regional Center | 39 | 48 | 23.1 |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center | 51 | 42 | -17.6 |
| New Beginnings Alternative High School | 57 | 37 | -35.1 |
| Lighthouse Academy - the Pier | 25 | 34 | 36 |
| Kent Education Center - Oakleigh | 38 | 32 | -15.8 |
| Northview Next Career Center | 32 | 30 | -6.3 |
| Forest Hills Transition Center | 21 | 28 | 33.3 |
| Kent City Alternative High School | 6 | 23 | 283.3 |
| Unity Alternative School | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Bethany Based School | 21 | 18 | -14.3 |
| Grandville Education Center | 26 | 16 | -38.5 |
| Ottawa High Transition | 23 | 16 | -30.4 |
| Duncan Lake Transitions Program | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Home Education Site | -- | 1 | -- |
| R1ts | 25 | -- | -- |
| Rockford Special Services (Region 1 Transition Services) | 49 | -- | -- |
| Link Learning Grand Rapids Alger Heights | 230 | -- | -- |
| Link Learning Grand Rapids Fuller Ave | 178 | -- | -- |
| Link Learning Kenowa Hills | 191 | -- | -- |
| Lighthouse Academy - North Campus | 67 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Roguewood Elementary School• North Godwin Elementary School• Sibley School• Northview High School• Sparta Middle School• Chandler Woods Charter Academy• Kent City Elementary School• Northview Next Career Center• Parkview Elementary School• Kelloggsville High School• Byron Center High School• Brookside School• East Leonard School• John Ball Park Zoo School• Caledonia Elementary School• Kelloggsville Virtual School• Crossroads High School• East Rockford Middle School• Alpine Elementary School• Knapp Charter Academy• Alto Elementary School• Blandford School• Forest Hills Transition Center• Kenowa Hills Middle School• Nextech High School of Grand Rapids• Gerald R. Ford Middle School• Mulick Elementary School• Duncan Lake Transitions Program• Marshall Elementary School• Kent City Middle School• Innovation Central High School• Dutton Elementary School• Southeast Career Pathways• North Park Montessori Academy• Kettle Lake Elementary School• Buchanan School• Dickinson School• Central Kelloggsville Elementary School• Lowell High School• Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School• Grand Rapids Montessori Public School• Southwood Elementary School• Explorer Elementary School• Forest Hills Northern High School• Godwin Heights Middle School• Endeavor Elementary School• Rockford Spanish Immersion• Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center• Riverside Middle School• Pine Ridge Elementary School• Sparta High School• Grandville Century Park Learning Center• Congress Elementary School• Burton Middle School• Forest Hills Central High School• Hope Academy of West Michigan• Northern Hills Middle School• Parkside Elementary School• Bowen Elementary School• Ridgeview Elementary School• Ridge Park Charter Academy• Ottawa High Transition• Rockford High School• Palmer School• Lowell Middle School• Cherry Creek Elementary School• East Grand Rapids High School• Kelloggsville Middle School• Glenwood Elementary School• Collins Elementary School• Meadow Ridge Elementary School• North Oakview Elementary School• Cross Creek Charter Academy• PrepNet Virtual Academy• Union Community School• Cedar Springs Middle School• Red Hawk Elementary School• Harrison Park Elementary School• Grandville High School• Meadow Brook Elementary School• Kent City Alternative High School• Byron Center Charter School• Ada Vista Elementary School• Cedar View Elementary School• Beach Elementary School• Eastern Middle School• Ca Frost Environmental Science Academy• Lincoln Developmental Center• Alger Middle School• Godfrey Elementary School• Ken-O-Sha Park School• Belmont Elementary School• Kraft Meadows Middle School• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School• Lighthouse Academy - South Campus• Rockford High School Freshman Center• Northern Trails 5/6 School• East Oakview Elementary School• Pine Island Elementary School• Crestwood Elementary School• Ridgemoor Park Montessori• Crossroads Middle School• Comstock Park Flex Academy• Grandville East Elementary School• Pinewood Middle School• Bushnell Elementary School• Orchard View Elementary School• New Branches Charter Academy• Meadowlawn Elementary School• Lincoln Heights Elem. School• Godwin Heights High School• 54th Street Academy• Ada Elementary School• Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy• River Valley Academy• East Grand Rapids Middle School• Cedar Springs High School• Murray Lake Elementary School• Center for Economicology• Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center• Eastern High School• Challenger Elementary School• Central Woodlands 5/6 School• Highlands School• Comstock Park High School• Grand River Preparatory High School• Aberdeen Elementary School• Grandville Cummings Elementary School• Duncan Lake Middle School• Grandville Grand View Elementary School• New Beginnings Alternative High School• Grandville South Elementary School• Grandville Middle School• North Rockford Middle School• Lakes Elementary School• Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids• Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center• Brown Elementary School• Godwin Heights Learning Center• Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing• Oriole Park Elementary School• Ottawa Hills High School• Discovery Elementary School• Central Middle School• Sherwood Global Studies Academy• Campus Elementary School• Cannonsburg Elementary School• River City Scholars Charter Academy• Kent Educational Center--Oakleigh• Goodwillie Environmental School• Community Transition Campus• Creative Technologies Academy• Kent Hills School• City Middle/High School• Grandville Central Elementary School• Caledonia High School• Breton Downs School• Lee High School• East Kentwood Freshman Campus• Excel Charter Academy• Home Educational Site• Bethany Based School• Southeast Kelloggsville School• Kent City High School• Lakeside School• Lighthouse - The Pier• Knapp Forest Elementary School• Sand Lake Elementary School• Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School• Grand Rapids Public Museum High• Kenowa Hills Pathways High School• Kenowa Hills High School• Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes• Gladiola Elementary School• Byron Center West Middle School• Emmons Lake Elementary School• Appleview Elementary School• East Lee Campus• Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue• Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue• Shawmut Hills School• CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary• Burton Elementary School• Brookwood Elementary School• Crestwood Middle School• Kent Educational Center--Beltline• Martin Luther King Leadership Academy• Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School• Grand Rapids Learning Center• Cedar Trails Elementary School• Pine Grove Learning Center• East Kentwood High School• Grandville Education Center• Countryside Elementary School• Coit Arts Academy• Lee Middle School• Lincoln School• Mill Creek Middle School• Northview Next Learning Center• Grandville West Elementary School
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