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
Data showed that Kent County welcomed 98,371 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 229 schools in Kent County, West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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.
Ethnicities in Kent County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Kent County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science | 1.6 | 728 |
| PrepNet Virtual Academy | 0.7 | 1,220 |
| East Kentwood High School | 0.3 | 2,010 |
| Cedar Springs High School | 0.7 | 1,049 |
| Eastern High School | 0.6 | 802 |
| Byron Center High School | 0.4 | 1,339 |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center | 0.9 | 545 |
| Sparta Senior High School | 0.6 | 851 |
| Pine Grove Learning Center | 5.1 | 98 |
| Sand Lake Elementary School | 1.3 | 392 |
| Orchard View Elementary School | 1 | 407 |
| Grandville High School | 0.2 | 1,767 |
| Valleywood Middle School | 0.8 | 514 |
| Collins Elementary School | 1.1 | 358 |
| Grandville Grand View Elementary School | 0.6 | 654 |
| Union High School | 0.4 | 922 |
| Kenowa Hills High School | 0.4 | 933 |
| Godwin Heights Senior High School | 0.6 | 689 |
| East Oakview Elementary School | 1.1 | 375 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary | 0.9 | 448 |
| Discovery Elementary School | 0.4 | 711 |
| Explorer Elementary School | 0.6 | 527 |
| City Middle-High School | 0.3 | 908 |
| Rockford High School | 0.2 | 1,819 |
| Northview High School | 0.3 | 1,092 |
| Southwood Elementary School | 0.9 | 332 |
| North Park Montessori Academy | 0.8 | 376 |
| Zinser Elementary School | 0.7 | 430 |
| Grandville East Elementary School | 1 | 313 |
| Godwin Heights Middle School | 0.8 | 389 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School | 0.8 | 357 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 0.5 | 572 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy | 0.9 | 320 |
| Appleview Elementary School | 0.6 | 513 |
| Rockford Spanish Immersion | 1 | 304 |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School | 0.5 | 378 |
| East Kentwood Freshman Campus | 0.3 | 743 |
| Central High School | 0.2 | 1,053 |
| Northern Hills Middle School | 0.4 | 546 |
| Brookwood Elementary School | 0.6 | 349 |
| Wyoming High School | 0.2 | 1,284 |
| East Grand Rapids High School | 0.2 | 914 |
| Byron Center West Middle School | 0.3 | 673 |
| Kelloggsville Middle School | 0.4 | 450 |
| Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School | 0.4 | 551 |
| Gladiola Elementary School | 0.7 | 292 |
| Grandville West Elementary School | 0.7 | 300 |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School | 0.4 | 474 |
| Harrison Park Academy | 0.3 | 639 |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School | 0.5 | 371 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum High School | 0.7 | 273 |
| Alger Middle School | 0.6 | 342 |
| Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming | 0.6 | 324 |
| Sibley School | 0.8 | 256 |
| Coit Creative Arts Academy | 0.8 | 242 |
| Westwood Middle School | 1.1 | 189 |
| New Beginnings Alternative High School | 5.4 | 37 |
| Crestwood Middle School | 0.1 | 682 |
| Pinewood Middle School | 0.1 | 809 |
| Eastern Middle School | 0.2 | 552 |
| Northern Trails 5-6 School | 0.2 | 478 |
| Excel Charter Academy | 0.1 | 784 |
| Townline Elementary School | 0.3 | 307 |
| Walker Charter Academy | 0.1 | 698 |
| Countryside Elementary School | 0.2 | 589 |
| Grandville Middle School | 0.1 | 830 |
| Central Woodlands 5-6 School | 0.2 | 453 |
| Kraft Meadows Intermediate School | 0.1 | 683 |
| Emmons Lake Elementary School | 0.3 | 400 |
| North Rockford Middle School | 0.1 | 885 |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School | 0.2 | 652 |
| Grand River Preparatory High School | 0.2 | 604 |
| Lowell Senior High School | 0.1 | 1,099 |
| Community Transition Campus | 0.4 | 284 |
| Kenowa Hills Middle School | 0.2 | 623 |
| Wyoming Intermediate School | 0.2 | 573 |
| Wyoming Junior High School | 0.2 | 578 |
| Crossroads Alternative High School | 0.4 | 253 |
| Palmer School | 0.6 | 178 |
| Alpine Elementary School | 0.3 | 350 |
| Lowell Middle School | 0.1 | 771 |
| Knapp Charter Academy | 0.2 | 576 |
| Sparta Middle School | 0.2 | 473 |
| West Elementary School | 0.2 | 469 |
| Cedar Springs Middle School | 0.2 | 489 |
| Caledonia Elementary School | 0.3 | 312 |
| Kent City High School | 0.2 | 416 |
| Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center | 1.5 | 66 |
| Lakeside School | 0.2 | 451 |
| Riverside Middle School | 0.4 | 248 |
| Stocking Elementary School | 0.7 | 148 |
| Byron Center Charter School | 0.5 | 193 |
| Cedar Trails Elementary School | 0.2 | 495 |
| Cedar View Elementary School | 0.2 | 455 |
| Aberdeen Academy | 0.4 | 234 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School | 0.6 | 180 |
| Ridgemoor Park Montessori | 0.8 | 132 |
| Lee Middle School | 0.3 | 358 |
| Alto Elementary School | 0.2 | 407 |
| Kent City Elementary School | 0.2 | 563 |
| 54th Street Academy | 1.3 | 78 |
| Shawmut Hills School | 0.4 | 261 |
| River City Scholars Charter Academy | 0.3 | 346 |
| Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids | 0.4 | 230 |
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue | 0.2 | 635 |
| Northview Next Learning Center | 1.1 | 91 |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School | 0.2 | 412 |
| Southeast Career Pathways | 1 | 105 |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center | 2.4 | 42 |
| Kent Education Center - Oakleigh | 3.1 | 32 |
| Northview Next Career Center | 3.3 | 30 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 0 | 544 |
| Northern High School | 0 | 1,134 |
| Bowen Elementary School | 0 | 365 |
| Meadow Brook Elementary School | 0 | 463 |
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 0 | 780 |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School | 0 | 572 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 0 | 406 |
| Kelloggsville High School | 0 | 632 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 0 | 341 |
| Caledonia High School | 0 | 1,464 |
| Ada Elementary School | 0 | 331 |
| Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School | 0 | 702 |
| Thornapple Elementary School | 0 | 395 |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary School | 0 | 483 |
| Central Middle School | 0 | 526 |
| West Michigan Aviation Academy | 0 | 605 |
| Marshall Elementary School | 0 | 523 |
| New Branches Charter Academy | 0 | 358 |
| Brown Elementary School | 0 | 583 |
| Southeast Kelloggsville School | 0 | 282 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 0 | 491 |
| Vanguard Charter Academy | 0 | 797 |
| Duncan Lake Middle School | 0 | 679 |
| Cherry Creek Elementary School | 0 | 468 |
| Chandler Woods Charter Academy | 0 | 773 |
| Valley View Elementary School | 0 | 631 |
| Lincoln School | 0 | 137 |
| Wealthy School | 0 | 462 |
| Newcomers Community School | 0 | 102 |
| East Rockford Middle School | 0 | 740 |
| Dutton Elementary School | 0 | 266 |
| Sherwood Global Studies Academy | 0 | 128 |
| Oriole Park Elementary School | 0 | 289 |
| North Godwin Elementary School | 0 | 407 |
| Rockford High School Freshman Center | 0 | 597 |
| Burton Middle School | 0 | 482 |
| Congress Elementary School | 0 | 191 |
| Grandville Central Elementary School | 0 | 239 |
| Ridge Park Charter Academy | 0 | 493 |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | 0 | 470 |
| West Kelloggsville School | 0 | 251 |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School | 0 | 439 |
| Grandville South Elementary School | 0 | 356 |
| Crestwood Elementary School | 0 | 510 |
| West Godwin Elementary School | 0 | 413 |
| Wellspring Preparatory High School | 0 | 307 |
| Belmont Elementary School | 0 | 354 |
| Comstock Park High School | 0 | 489 |
| Breton Downs School | 0 | 459 |
| Brookside Elementary School | 0 | 280 |
| Lighthouse Academy - South Campus | 0 | 148 |
| Lincoln Developmental Center | 0 | 93 |
| Stoney Creek Elementary School | 0 | 420 |
| Vista Charter Academy | 0 | 605 |
| Mill Creek Middle School | 0 | 391 |
| Crossroads Middle School | 0 | 404 |
| Lakes Elementary School | 0 | 509 |
| Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School | 0 | 123 |
| Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 0 | 60 |
| Pine Island Elementary School | 0 | 403 |
| Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy | 0 | 466 |
| Parkside Elementary School | 0 | 286 |
| Murray Lake Elementary School | 0 | 437 |
| Creative Technologies Academy | 0 | 323 |
| Cannonsburg Elementary School | 0 | 228 |
| Kelloggsville Virtual School | 0 | 81 |
| Center for Economicology | 0 | 59 |
| Grandville Education Center | 0 | 16 |
| Highlands School | 0 | 412 |
| North Oakview Elementary School | 0 | 342 |
| Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center | 0 | 287 |
| Ottawa Hills High School | 0 | 369 |
| West Oakview Elementary School | 0 | 255 |
| Innovation Central High School | 0 | 523 |
| Roguewood Elementary School | 0 | 301 |
| Godfrey Elementary School | 0 | 331 |
| Kent Hills Elementary School | 0 | 189 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 0 | 326 |
| Bushnell Elementary School | 0 | 276 |
| Dickinson Academy | 0 | 244 |
| Burton Elementary School | 0 | 376 |
| Kenowa Hills Pathways High School | 0 | 85 |
| Blandford School | 0 | 60 |
| Union High Transition | 0 | 59 |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | 0 | 104 |
| John Ball Park Zoo School | 0 | 59 |
| Unity Alternative School | 0 | 18 |
| Beach Elementary School | 0 | 446 |
| Campus Elementary School | 0 | 266 |
| East Leonard Elementary School | 0 | 167 |
| Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center | 0 | 330 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School | 0 | 173 |
| Red Hawk Elementary School | 0 | 215 |
| Mulick Park Elementary School | 0 | 244 |
| Kent City Middle School | 0 | 275 |
| Lee High School | 0 | 503 |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary School | 0 | 432 |
| Martin Luther King Leadership Academy | 0 | 296 |
| NexTech High School | 0 | 140 |
| Godwin Heights Learning Center | 0 | 97 |
| Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes | 0 | 80 |
| East Lee Campus | 0 | 110 |
| Kent Education Center - Beltline | 0 | 55 |
| Comstock Park Flex Academy | 0 | 49 |
| Wyoming Regional Center | 0 | 48 |
| River Valley Academy | 0 | 51 |
| Gerald R. Ford Academic Center | 0 | 230 |
| Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue | 0 | 330 |
| Buchanan Elementary School | 0 | 359 |
| William C. Abney Academy Elementary | 0 | 347 |
| Bethany Based School | 0 | 18 |
| Hope Academy of West Michigan | 0 | 359 |
| Lighthouse Academy - the Pier | 0 | 34 |
| Ottawa High Transition | 0 | 16 |
| Forest Hills Transition Center | 0 | 28 |
| Home Education Site | 0 | 1 |
| Kent City Alternative High School | 0 | 23 |
| Duncan Lake Transitions Program | 0 | 6 |
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 Alternative 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 Senior 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• Riverside Middle School• Pine Ridge Elementary School• Sparta Senior High School• Grandville Century Park Learning Center• Congress Elementary School• Burton Middle School• Forest Hills Central High School• Northern Hills Middle School• Parkside Elementary School• Bowen Elementary School• Ridgeview Elementary School• 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 Senior 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• Ridge Park Charter Academy• Duncan Lake Middle School• Grandville Grand View Elementary School• New Beginnings Alternative High School• Grandville South Elementary School• Grandville Middle School• Hope Academy of West Michigan• 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• 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• Excel Charter Academy• Cedar Trails Elementary School• Pine Grove Learning Center• East Kentwood High School• Grandville Education Center• Countryside Elementary School• Coit Arts Academy• Lee Middle School• Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center• Lincoln School• Mill Creek Middle School• Northview Next Learning Center• Grandville West Elementary School
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