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 54.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Kent County schools, followed by 20.2% of Hispanic students, 14.5% of African American students, 6.7% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,087 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 9 Years
Enrollment in Kent County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Kentwood High School | 2,010 | 2,087 | 3.8 |
| Rockford High School | 1,819 | 1,823 | 0.2 |
| Grandville High School | 1,767 | 1,717 | -2.8 |
| Caledonia High School | 1,464 | 1,427 | -2.5 |
| Byron Center High School | 1,339 | 1,363 | 1.8 |
| Wyoming High School | 1,284 | 1,283 | -0.1 |
| PrepNet Virtual Academy | 1,220 | 1,136 | -6.9 |
| Northern High School | 1,134 | 1,109 | -2.2 |
| Northview High School | 1,092 | 1,060 | -2.9 |
| Lowell Senior High School | 1,099 | 1,050 | -4.5 |
| Central High School | 1,053 | 1,033 | -1.9 |
| Cedar Springs High School | 1,049 | 1,015 | -3.2 |
| Union High School | 922 | 939 | 1.8 |
| City Middle-High School | 908 | 927 | 2.1 |
| North Rockford Middle School | 885 | 914 | 3.3 |
| Kenowa Hills High School | 933 | 886 | -5 |
| East Grand Rapids High School | 914 | 874 | -4.4 |
| Grandville Middle School | 830 | 849 | 2.3 |
| Pinewood Middle School | 809 | 831 | 2.7 |
| Sparta Senior High School | 851 | 818 | -3.9 |
| Cross Creek Charter Academy | 780 | 807 | 3.5 |
| Sand Lake Elementary School | 392 | 792 | 102 |
| Vanguard Charter Academy | 797 | 791 | -0.8 |
| East Rockford Middle School | 740 | 785 | 6.1 |
| Excel Charter Academy | 784 | 783 | -0.1 |
| Lowell Middle School | 771 | 775 | 0.5 |
| Eastern High School | 802 | 767 | -4.4 |
| Chandler Woods Charter Academy | 773 | 752 | -2.7 |
| Walker Charter Academy | 698 | 718 | 2.9 |
| East Kentwood Freshman Campus | 743 | 718 | -3.4 |
| Kraft Meadows Intermediate School | 683 | 714 | 4.5 |
| Duncan Lake Middle School | 679 | 702 | 3.4 |
| Discovery Elementary School | 711 | 700 | -1.5 |
| Byron Center West Middle School | 673 | 694 | 3.1 |
| Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School | 702 | 681 | -3 |
| Crestwood Middle School | 682 | 678 | -0.6 |
| West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science | 728 | 669 | -8.1 |
| Vista Charter Academy | 605 | 666 | 10.1 |
| East Grand Rapids Middle School | 652 | 662 | 1.5 |
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue | 635 | 661 | 4.1 |
| Godwin Heights Senior High School | 689 | 653 | -5.2 |
| Grand River Preparatory High School | 604 | 634 | 5 |
| Grandville Grand View Elementary School | 654 | 621 | -5 |
| Countryside Elementary School | 589 | 617 | 4.8 |
| Valley View Elementary School | 631 | 617 | -2.2 |
| West Michigan Aviation Academy | 605 | 608 | 0.5 |
| Harrison Park Academy | 639 | 605 | -5.3 |
| Kenowa Hills Middle School | 623 | 602 | -3.4 |
| Wyoming Intermediate School | 573 | 600 | 4.7 |
| Brown Elementary School | 583 | 600 | 2.9 |
| Kelloggsville High School | 632 | 599 | -5.2 |
| Explorer Elementary School | 527 | 563 | 6.8 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 572 | 562 | -1.7 |
| Eastern Middle School | 552 | 561 | 1.6 |
| Rockford High School Freshman Center | 597 | 558 | -6.5 |
| Knapp Forest Elementary School | 572 | 557 | -2.6 |
| Kent City Elementary School | 563 | 554 | -1.6 |
| Grandville Century Park Learning Center | 545 | 554 | 1.7 |
| Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School | 551 | 551 | 0 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 544 | 550 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming Junior High School | 578 | 546 | -5.5 |
| Northern Hills Middle School | 546 | 534 | -2.2 |
| Marshall Elementary School | 523 | 528 | 1 |
| Valleywood Middle School | 514 | 528 | 2.7 |
| Appleview Elementary School | 513 | 522 | 1.8 |
| Central Middle School | 526 | 510 | -3 |
| Lee High School | 503 | 508 | 1 |
| Ridge Park Charter Academy | 493 | 507 | 2.8 |
| Comstock Park High School | 489 | 505 | 3.3 |
| Lakes Elementary School | 509 | 502 | -1.4 |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary School | 483 | 501 | 3.7 |
| Northern Trails 5-6 School | 478 | 499 | 4.4 |
| Sparta Middle School | 473 | 490 | 3.6 |
| Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy | 466 | 487 | 4.5 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary | 448 | 480 | 7.1 |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School | 474 | 479 | 1.1 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 491 | 475 | -3.3 |
| Cedar Trails Elementary School | 495 | 475 | -4 |
| Cherry Creek Elementary School | 468 | 473 | 1.1 |
| West Elementary School | 469 | 472 | 0.6 |
| Crestwood Elementary School | 510 | 468 | -8.2 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 406 | 467 | 15 |
| Breton Downs School | 459 | 466 | 1.5 |
| Wealthy School | 462 | 466 | 0.9 |
| Lakeside School | 451 | 461 | 2.2 |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | 470 | 457 | -2.8 |
| Crossroads Middle School | 404 | 453 | 12.1 |
| Central Woodlands 5-6 School | 453 | 451 | -0.4 |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary School | 432 | 450 | 4.2 |
| Kelloggsville Middle School | 450 | 447 | -0.7 |
| Red Hawk Elementary School | 215 | 446 | 107.4 |
| Meadow Brook Elementary School | 463 | 445 | -3.9 |
| Burton Middle School | 482 | 444 | -7.9 |
| Cedar View Elementary School | 455 | 442 | -2.9 |
| Zinser Elementary School | 430 | 440 | 2.3 |
| Orchard View Elementary School | 407 | 436 | 7.1 |
| Highlands School | 412 | 434 | 5.3 |
| Beach Elementary School | 446 | 433 | -2.9 |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School | 439 | 432 | -1.6 |
| Stoney Creek Elementary School | 420 | 432 | 2.9 |
| Knapp Charter Academy | 576 | 430 | -25.3 |
| West Godwin Elementary School | 413 | 430 | 4.1 |
| Murray Lake Elementary School | 437 | 427 | -2.3 |
| Innovation Central High School | 523 | 414 | -20.8 |
| Godwin Heights Middle School | 389 | 410 | 5.4 |
| Alto Elementary School | 407 | 404 | -0.7 |
| Ottawa Hills High School | 369 | 402 | 8.9 |
| Emmons Lake Elementary School | 400 | 400 | 0 |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School | 412 | 397 | -3.6 |
| Mill Creek Middle School | 391 | 390 | -0.3 |
| Kent City High School | 416 | 389 | -6.5 |
| Thornapple Elementary School | 395 | 387 | -2 |
| Buchanan Elementary School | 359 | 387 | 7.8 |
| Lee Middle School | 358 | 386 | 7.8 |
| Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue | 330 | 384 | 16.4 |
| North Godwin Elementary School | 407 | 381 | -6.4 |
| Burton Elementary School | 376 | 380 | 1.1 |
| Grandville South Elementary School | 356 | 380 | 6.7 |
| East Oakview Elementary School | 375 | 377 | 0.5 |
| Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center | 330 | 377 | 14.2 |
| Pine Island Elementary School | 403 | 377 | -6.5 |
| Collins Elementary School | 358 | 375 | 4.7 |
| North Park Montessori Academy | 376 | 371 | -1.3 |
| North Oakview Elementary School | 342 | 367 | 7.3 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 341 | 367 | 7.6 |
| Brookwood Elementary School | 349 | 363 | 4 |
| New Branches Charter Academy | 358 | 359 | 0.3 |
| Kettle Lake Elementary School | 371 | 359 | -3.2 |
| Alger Middle School | 342 | 358 | 4.7 |
| Meadowlawn Elementary School | 378 | 351 | -7.1 |
| Bowen Elementary School | 365 | 348 | -4.7 |
| Godfrey Elementary School | 331 | 344 | 3.9 |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School | 357 | 336 | -5.9 |
| Alpine Elementary School | 350 | 330 | -5.7 |
| Belmont Elementary School | 354 | 325 | -8.2 |
| Hope Academy of West Michigan | 359 | 314 | -12.5 |
| Creative Technologies Academy | 323 | 314 | -2.8 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 326 | 312 | -4.3 |
| Ada Elementary School | 331 | 310 | -6.3 |
| Caledonia Elementary School | 312 | 308 | -1.3 |
| Community Transition Campus | 284 | 307 | 8.1 |
| Rockford Spanish Immersion | 304 | 306 | 0.7 |
| Southwood Elementary School | 332 | 301 | -9.3 |
| Grandville West Elementary School | 300 | 299 | -0.3 |
| Dutton Elementary School | 266 | 299 | 12.4 |
| Townline Elementary School | 307 | 295 | -3.9 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy | 320 | 295 | -7.8 |
| Roguewood Elementary School | 301 | 295 | -2 |
| River City Scholars Charter Academy | 346 | 293 | -15.3 |
| William C. Abney Academy Elementary | 347 | 292 | -15.9 |
| Shawmut Hills School | 261 | 290 | 11.1 |
| Grandville East Elementary School | 313 | 287 | -8.3 |
| Southeast Kelloggsville School | 282 | 286 | 1.4 |
| Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center | 287 | 285 | -0.7 |
| Wellspring Preparatory High School | 307 | 284 | -7.5 |
| Oriole Park Elementary School | 289 | 284 | -1.7 |
| Gladiola Elementary School | 292 | 281 | -3.8 |
| Mulick Park Elementary School | 244 | 279 | 14.3 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum High School | 273 | 277 | 1.5 |
| Bushnell Elementary School | 276 | 271 | -1.8 |
| Parkside Elementary School | 286 | 270 | -5.6 |
| Martin Luther King Leadership Academy | 296 | 268 | -9.5 |
| Kent City Middle School | 275 | 264 | -4 |
| Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming | 324 | 258 | -20.4 |
| West Oakview Elementary School | 255 | 250 | -2 |
| Sibley School | 256 | 247 | -3.5 |
| West Kelloggsville School | 251 | 245 | -2.4 |
| Riverside Middle School | 248 | 244 | -1.6 |
| Brookside Elementary School | 280 | 241 | -13.9 |
| Coit Creative Arts Academy | 242 | 241 | -0.4 |
| Aberdeen Academy | 234 | 239 | 2.1 |
| Campus Elementary School | 266 | 233 | -12.4 |
| Cannonsburg Elementary School | 228 | 231 | 1.3 |
| Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids | 230 | 231 | 0.4 |
| Gerald R. Ford Academic Center | 230 | 230 | 0 |
| Dickinson Academy | 244 | 228 | -6.6 |
| Grandville Central Elementary School | 239 | 228 | -4.6 |
| Kent Hills Elementary School | 189 | 219 | 15.9 |
| Cedar Springs Middle School | 489 | 210 | -57.1 |
| Crossroads Alternative High School | 253 | 197 | -22.1 |
| Byron Center Charter School | 193 | 190 | -1.6 |
| Westwood Middle School | 189 | 189 | 0 |
| Palmer School | 178 | 184 | 3.4 |
| Congress Elementary School | 191 | 182 | -4.7 |
| Lighthouse Academy - South Campus | 148 | 181 | 22.3 |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School | 180 | 179 | -0.6 |
| East Leonard Elementary School | 167 | 174 | 4.2 |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School | 173 | 169 | -2.3 |
| Stocking Elementary School | 148 | 161 | 8.8 |
| Lincoln School | 137 | 149 | 8.8 |
| Ridgemoor Park Montessori | 132 | 144 | 9.1 |
| NexTech High School | 140 | 140 | 0 |
| Newcomers Community School | 102 | 135 | 32.4 |
| Sherwood Global Studies Academy | 128 | 131 | 2.3 |
| Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School | 123 | 126 | 2.4 |
| East Lee Campus | 110 | 108 | -1.8 |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | 104 | 104 | 0 |
| Pine Grove Learning Center | 98 | 103 | 5.1 |
| Kenowa Hills Pathways High School | 85 | 102 | 20 |
| Northview Next Learning Center | 91 | 101 | 11 |
| Lincoln Developmental Center | 93 | 99 | 6.5 |
| Southeast Career Pathways | 105 | 95 | -9.5 |
| Godwin Heights Learning Center | 97 | 92 | -5.2 |
| Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes | 80 | 80 | 0 |
| 54th Street Academy | 78 | 80 | 2.6 |
| Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center | 66 | 64 | -3 |
| New Beginnings Alternative High School | 37 | 63 | 70.3 |
| Kelloggsville Virtual School | 81 | 61 | -24.7 |
| Center for Economicology | 59 | 60 | 1.7 |
| Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Blandford School | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| John Ball Park Zoo School | 59 | 57 | -3.4 |
| Union High Transition | 59 | 53 | -10.2 |
| Kent Education Center - Beltline | 55 | 46 | -16.4 |
| River Valley Academy | 51 | 40 | -21.6 |
| Comstock Park Flex Academy | 49 | 39 | -20.4 |
| Kent Education Center - Oakleigh | 32 | 39 | 21.9 |
| Northview Next Career Center | 30 | 31 | 3.3 |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center | 42 | 30 | -28.6 |
| Grandville Education Center | 16 | 27 | 68.8 |
| Kent City Alternative High School | 23 | 22 | -4.3 |
| Forest Hills Transition Center | 28 | 19 | -32.1 |
| Bethany Based School | 18 | 17 | -5.6 |
| Lighthouse Academy - the Pier | 34 | 16 | -52.9 |
| Unity Alternative School | 18 | 15 | -16.7 |
| Ottawa High Transition | 16 | 12 | -25 |
| Duncan Lake Transitions Program | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Home Education Site | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyoming Regional Center | 48 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
North Godwin Elementary School• Sibley School• Northview High School• Chandler Woods Charter Academy• Kent City Elementary School• Northview Next Career Center• 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• Stocking Elementary• 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• Stoney Creek Elementary School• 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• West Oakview Elementary School• Southeast Career Pathways• Union High School• 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• Riverside Middle School• Pine Ridge Elementary 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• Ottawa High Transition• 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• 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• Godwin Heights Senior High School• 54th Street Academy• Ada Elementary School• Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy• Townline Elementary School• East Grand Rapids Middle School• Thornapple Elementary 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• Wealthy 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• Ottawa Hills High School• Discovery Elementary School• Central Middle School• West Kelloggsville 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• Westwood Middle School• Home Educational Site• Bethany Based School• Southeast Kelloggsville School• Kent City High School• Lakeside School• Lighthouse - The Pier• Knapp Forest Elementary School• Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School• Valleywood Middle School• Grand Rapids Public Museum High• Zinser Elementary School• Kenowa Hills Pathways High School• Kenowa Hills High School• Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes• Byron Center West Middle School• Emmons Lake Elementary School• Unity Alternative 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• West Godwin Elementary School• Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center• Lincoln School• Union High Transition• Mill Creek Middle School• Northview Next Learning Center• Grandville West Elementary School
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