North Kent News

There were 54,225 white students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kent County welcomed 98,371 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 229 schools in Kent County, Rockford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,587 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rockford High School	87.2	1,819
Grandville High School	72.4	1,767
Caledonia High School	83.6	1,464
Byron Center High School	79	1,339
Lowell Senior High School	90.3	1,099
Cedar Springs High School	87.2	1,049
Central High School	82.1	1,053
Northern High School	73.2	1,134
Northview High School	71.2	1,092
North Rockford Middle School	85.9	885
East Grand Rapids High School	81.7	914
Lowell Middle School	91.6	771
Sparta Senior High School	82.7	851
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	89.5	773
Kenowa Hills High School	71.3	933
East Rockford Middle School	87.2	740
Eastern High School	79.9	802
Grandville Middle School	71.7	830
Duncan Lake Middle School	85.4	679
Valley View Elementary School	89.7	631
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School	82.6	683
East Kentwood High School	27.4	2,010
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School	77.8	702
Byron Center West Middle School	79.5	673
Rockford High School Freshman Center	89.6	597
East Grand Rapids Middle School	81.4	652
Ridgeview Elementary School	83.2	572
Cross Creek Charter Academy	60.9	780
Brown Elementary School	81.1	583
Knapp Forest Elementary School	82.7	572
City Middle-High School	51.7	908
Grandville Grand View Elementary School	70.8	654
Kent City Elementary School	79.4	563
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	61.3	728
Lakes Elementary School	87.4	509
Pine Ridge Elementary School	90.2	491
Countryside Elementary School	74.9	589
West Michigan Aviation Academy	72.9	605
Eastern Middle School	79.7	552
Crestwood Elementary School	85.7	510
Central Middle School	82.9	526
Appleview Elementary School	84	513
Cedar Trails Elementary School	86.5	495
Cedar Springs Middle School	86.5	489
Kenowa Hills Middle School	66.9	623
Cherry Creek Elementary School	87.4	468
Breton Downs School	88.2	459
Cedar View Elementary School	88.6	455
Murray Lake Elementary School	92	437
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	92.1	432
Marshall Elementary School	76.1	523
Beach Elementary School	88.6	446
Northern Hills Middle School	71.4	546
Sparta Middle School	82.5	473
Central Woodlands 5-6 School	84.8	453
Lakeside School	85.1	451
Walker Charter Academy	55	698
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School	69.3	551
Wealthy School	82.5	462
Grandville Cummings Elementary School	79.7	474
Grandville Century Park Learning Center	69.2	545
Vanguard Charter Academy	47.3	797
Alto Elementary School	91.9	407
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	84.7	439
Sand Lake Elementary School	88.8	392
Ada Vista Elementary School	72.3	470
Zinser Elementary School	79.1	430
Northern Trails 5-6 School	68.8	478
Wyoming High School	25.5	1,284
Kettle Lake Elementary School	88.1	371
Emmons Lake Elementary School	80	400
Belmont Elementary School	87.3	354
Thornapple Elementary School	77.2	395
Comstock Park High School	61.6	489
Orchard View Elementary School	73	407
Highlands School	71.8	412
Kent City High School	71.2	416
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary	65.6	448
Crossroads Middle School	72.3	404
Excel Charter Academy	37.1	784
Creative Technologies Academy	88.9	323
Grandville South Elementary School	80.1	356
East Oakview Elementary School	73.1	375
Ada Elementary School	81.9	331
Meadow Brook Elementary School	57.9	463
North Park Montessori Academy	70.5	376
Roguewood Elementary School	87.7	301
Caledonia Elementary School	83.3	312
Collins Elementary School	72.3	358
North Oakview Elementary School	71.9	342
Rockford Spanish Immersion	80.9	304
Parkside Elementary School	85.3	286
PrepNet Virtual Academy	19.3	1,220
Stoney Creek Elementary School	54.8	420
Bushnell Elementary School	82.2	276
Pine Island Elementary School	55.8	403
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy	66.6	320
Pinewood Middle School	26.3	809
Mill Creek Middle School	53.2	391
Alpine Elementary School	58.6	350
Discovery Elementary School	28.8	711
Cannonsburg Elementary School	89	228
Grandville East Elementary School	64.5	313
Grandville West Elementary School	65.3	300
Red Hawk Elementary School	89.8	215
Dutton Elementary School	72.2	266
Explorer Elementary School	36.4	527
East Kentwood Freshman Campus	25.7	743
Kent City Middle School	68.4	275
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	65.2	287
Grandville Central Elementary School	77	239
West Oakview Elementary School	70.2	255
Community Transition Campus	62.7	284
Crestwood Middle School	25.5	682
Wyoming Intermediate School	28.6	573
Byron Center Charter School	83.4	193
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming	49.4	324
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School	44.3	357
Knapp Charter Academy	25.7	576
Southwood Elementary School	42.2	332
Wyoming Junior High School	24	578
Endeavor Elementary School	24.4	544
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School	48.4	273
Oriole Park Elementary School	41.9	289
Grand River Preparatory High School	19.9	604
West Elementary School	23	469
Valleywood Middle School	20.8	514
Goodwillie Environmental School	92.3	104
Kelloggsville High School	14.6	632
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School	48.3	180
Wellspring Preparatory High School	28.3	307
Shawmut Hills School	33	261
Aberdeen Academy	35.9	234
Coit Creative Arts Academy	34.3	242
Glenwood Elementary School	20.4	406
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School	17	483
Harrison Park Academy	12.7	639
Ridgemoor Park Montessori	59.8	132
Brookwood Elementary School	22.3	349
Lincoln School	55.5	137
Congress Elementary School	37.2	191
Kelloggsville Middle School	15.8	450
Meadowlawn Elementary School	18.5	378
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School	38.2	173
Parkview Elementary School	20.2	326
Townline Elementary School	21.5	307
Crossroads Alternative High School	25.7	253
Union High School	7	922
Bowen Elementary School	17.3	365
Gladiola Elementary School	21.6	292
Challenger Elementary School	18.2	341
NexTech High School	44.3	140
Godwin Heights Senior High School	8.6	689
West Godwin Elementary School	14	413
Vista Charter Academy	9.4	605
Lincoln Developmental Center	60.2	93
Northview Next Learning Center	61.5	91
Ridge Park Charter Academy	11.4	493
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center	83.3	66
West Kelloggsville School	21.5	251
North Godwin Elementary School	12.8	407
Southeast Kelloggsville School	17	282
Blandford School	78.3	60
John Ball Park Zoo School	76.3	59
Godwin Heights Middle School	11.3	389
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus	29.7	148
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	6.9	635
Palmer School	24.2	178
Brookside Elementary School	15	280
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School	49.4	85
River Valley Academy	80.4	51
Riverside Middle School	16.5	248
Pine Grove Learning Center	37.8	98
Innovation Central High School	6.9	523
Lee Middle School	10.1	358
Sibley School	13.3	256
Lee High School	6.4	503
New Branches Charter Academy	8.9	358
Alger Middle School	9.1	342
Center for Economicology	52.5	59
Kent Education Center - Beltline	54.5	55
Stocking Elementary School	20.3	148
New Beginnings Alternative High School	78.4	37
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing	46.7	60
Mulick Park Elementary School	11.5	244
Comstock Park Flex Academy	51	49
Forest Hills Transition Center	89.3	28
Kent Hills Elementary School	13.2	189
Westwood Middle School	13.2	189
Wyoming Regional Center	52.1	48
Ottawa Hills High School	6.5	369
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center	7	330
Godfrey Elementary School	6.3	331
River City Scholars Charter Academy	6.1	346
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	4.3	466
Kelloggsville Virtual School	24.7	81
Kent City Alternative High School	82.6	23
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh	59.4	32
Dickinson Academy	7.4	244
Northview Next Career Center	60	30
Campus Elementary School	6	266
East Leonard Elementary School	9.6	167
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	5.4	296
Sherwood Global Studies Academy	12.5	128
Bethany Based School	77.8	18
Union High Transition	23.7	59
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids	5.7	230
Unity Alternative School	72.2	18
54th Street Academy	14.1	78
Godwin Heights Learning Center	11.3	97
Burton Middle School	2.1	482
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School	8.1	123
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes	12.5	80
Burton Elementary School	2.4	376
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School	1.9	412
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center	3	230
Grand Rapids Learning Center	16.7	42
Grandville Education Center	43.8	16
Southeast Career Pathways	5.7	105
Buchanan Elementary School	1.4	359
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue	1.5	330
Duncan Lake Transitions Program	66.7	6
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier	11.8	34
William C. Abney Academy Elementary	1.2	347
East Lee Campus	2.7	110
Hope Academy of West Michigan	0.8	359
Ottawa High Transition	12.5	16
Home Education Site	0	1
Newcomers Community School	0	102