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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 3.7% of Kent County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 3,592 Asian students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kent County welcomed 98,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 228 schools in Kent County, East Kentwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 270 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 2023-24 School Year

White [54.7%]Hispanic [20.2%]African American [14.5%]Multiracial [6.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Kent County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
East Kentwood High School12.92,087
Crestwood Middle School20.2678
Pinewood Middle School14.9831
Endeavor Elementary School21.5550
Discovery Elementary School16.1700
Northern High School9.61,109
Bowen Elementary School28.2348
Meadow Brook Elementary School19.6445
Cross Creek Charter Academy10.5807
East Kentwood Freshman Campus10.9718
Meadowlawn Elementary School21.4351
Eastern High School8.6767
Explorer Elementary School11.5563
Valleywood Middle School11.7528
Central High School5.81,033
City Middle-High School6.3927
Northern Trails 5-6 School11.6499
Eastern Middle School10.3561
Grandville High School3.11,717
Byron Center High School3.81,363
Excel Charter Academy6.5783
Walker Charter Academy7.1718
Orchard View Elementary School11.7436
Glenwood Elementary School10.5467
Countryside Elementary School7.8617
Challenger Elementary School12.3367
Northern Hills Middle School7.9534
Knapp Forest Elementary School7.5557
Caledonia High School2.91,427
Brookwood Elementary School11363
Kelloggsville High School6.5599
Townline Elementary School12.2295
Collins Elementary School9.6375
Central Woodlands 5-6 School8451
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School7.2501
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School5.1681
Thornapple Elementary School9387
Wyoming High School2.61,283
Byron Center West Middle School4.8694
Central Middle School6.5510
Marshall Elementary School6.1528
Grandville Century Park Learning Center5.6554
Rockford High School1.61,823
Ada Elementary School9.7310
Grandville Middle School3.3849
Grandville Grand View Elementary School4.2621
Brown Elementary School4600
West Michigan Aviation Academy3.9608
Southeast Kelloggsville School8286
Kenowa Hills High School2.3886
Emmons Lake Elementary School4.8400
Kelloggsville Middle School4.3447
Vanguard Charter Academy2.3791
Northview High School1.51,060
East Grand Rapids High School1.8874
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School2.1714
Duncan Lake Middle School2702
New Branches Charter Academy3.9359
Southwood Elementary School4.7301
Pine Ridge Elementary School2.9475
Grand River Preparatory High School2.1634
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School2.4551
Lowell Senior High School1.21,050
PrepNet Virtual Academy11,136
East Grand Rapids Middle School1.7662
Grandville Cummings Elementary School2.3479
Wyoming Intermediate School1.8600
Community Transition Campus3.6307
Lincoln School7.4149
Godwin Heights Senior High School1.5653
North Rockford Middle School1.1914
Chandler Woods Charter Academy1.3752
Valley View Elementary School1.6617
Rockford High School Freshman Center1.8558
Grandville South Elementary School2.6380
Union High School1939
Dutton Elementary School2.7299
Godwin Heights Middle School2410
Gladiola Elementary School2.8281
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science1.2669
Lowell Middle School1775
Belmont Elementary School2.5325
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus4.4181
East Rockford Middle School0.9785
Wealthy School1.5466
Comstock Park High School1.4505
North Godwin Elementary School1.8381
Oriole Park Elementary School2.5284
Grandville West Elementary School2.3299
Cherry Creek Elementary School1.5473
Crossroads Alternative High School3.6197
Sherwood Global Studies Academy5.3131
Harrison Park Academy1605
Kenowa Hills Middle School1602
Cedar Springs High School0.61,015
Ada Vista Elementary School1.3457
Lakes Elementary School1.2502
Grandville East Elementary School2.1287
Grandville Central Elementary School2.6228
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School4.8126
Highlands School1.2434
Ridge Park Charter Academy1507
Wellspring Preparatory High School1.8284
Meadow Ridge Elementary School1.2432
East Oakview Elementary School1.3377
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School1.8277
Zinser Elementary School1.1440
Breton Downs School1.1466
Vista Charter Academy0.6666
Mill Creek Middle School1390
Wyoming Junior High School0.7546
North Park Montessori Academy1.1371
Sand Lake Elementary School0.5792
West Godwin Elementary School0.9430
Palmer School2.2184
Alger Middle School1.1358
Caledonia Elementary School1.3308
Sparta Senior High School0.5818
Pine Grove Learning Center3.9103
Lincoln Developmental Center499
Newcomers Community School3135
Knapp Charter Academy0.7430
Stoney Creek Elementary School0.7432
West Elementary School0.6472
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School0.9336
Crestwood Elementary School0.6468
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy0.6487
Kettle Lake Elementary School0.8359
Alpine Elementary School0.9330
Sparta Middle School0.6490
Cedar Springs Middle School1.4210
Kent City High School0.8389
Appleview Elementary School0.6522
West Kelloggsville School1.2245
North Oakview Elementary School0.5367
Riverside Middle School0.8244
Innovation Central High School0.5414
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy0.7295
Murray Lake Elementary School0.5427
Lee Middle School0.5386
Cannonsburg Elementary School0.9231
Alto Elementary School0.5404
Congress Elementary School1.1182
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School1.2169
Creative Technologies Academy0.6314
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing3.360
Kelloggsville Virtual School3.361
Crossroads Middle School0.2453
Pine Island Elementary School0.3377
Coit Creative Arts Academy0.4241
Lakeside School0.2461
Ottawa Hills High School0.2402
Brookside Elementary School0.4241
Beach Elementary School0.2433
Aberdeen Academy0.4239
Red Hawk Elementary School0.2446
Stocking Elementary School0.6161
Parkside Elementary School0.4270
Parkview Elementary School0.3312
Ridgemoor Park Montessori0.7144
Mulick Park Elementary School0.4279
Ridgeview Elementary School0.2562
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School0.6179
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids0.4231
Lee High School0.2508
Rockford Spanish Immersion0.3306
Burton Middle School0.2444
Burton Elementary School0.3380
Byron Center Charter School0.5190
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes1.380
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School0.3397
John Ball Park Zoo School1.857
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center1.664
Kent City Elementary School0.2554
Union High Transition1.953
54th Street Academy1.380
Grandville Education Center3.727
Unity Alternative School6.715
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary0480
River City Scholars Charter Academy0293
Cedar Trails Elementary School0475
Shawmut Hills School0290
West Oakview Elementary School0250
Kent Hills Elementary School0219
Campus Elementary School0233
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center0285
Roguewood Elementary School0295
Cedar View Elementary School0442
Westwood Middle School0189
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center0377
Sibley School0247
Dickinson Academy0228
Bushnell Elementary School0271
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue0661
Godfrey Elementary School0344
Lincoln Heights Elementary School0450
William C. Abney Academy Elementary0292
East Leonard Elementary School0174
NexTech High School0140
Godwin Heights Learning Center092
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School0102
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy0268
Northview Next Learning Center0101
Southeast Career Pathways095
Northview Next Career Center031
Kent City Middle School0264
Goodwillie Environmental School0104
New Beginnings Alternative High School063
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center0230
Buchanan Elementary School0387
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue0384
East Lee Campus0108
Kent Education Center - Beltline046
Comstock Park Flex Academy039
Center for Economicology060
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh039
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming0258
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier016
Grand Rapids Learning Center030
Blandford School060
River Valley Academy040
Forest Hills Transition Center019
Hope Academy of West Michigan0314
Duncan Lake Transitions Program08
Ottawa High Transition012
Home Education Site01
Kent City Alternative High School022
Bethany Based School017

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

North Godwin Elementary SchoolSibley SchoolNorthview High SchoolChandler Woods Charter AcademyKent City Elementary SchoolNorthview Next Career CenterKelloggsville High SchoolByron Center High SchoolBrookside SchoolEast Leonard SchoolJohn Ball Park Zoo SchoolCaledonia Elementary SchoolKelloggsville Virtual SchoolCrossroads Alternative High SchoolStocking ElementaryEast Rockford Middle SchoolAlpine Elementary SchoolKnapp Charter AcademyAlto Elementary SchoolBlandford SchoolForest Hills Transition CenterKenowa Hills Middle SchoolNextech High School of Grand RapidsStoney Creek Elementary SchoolGerald R. Ford Middle SchoolMulick Elementary SchoolDuncan Lake Transitions ProgramMarshall Elementary SchoolKent City Middle SchoolInnovation Central High SchoolDutton Elementary SchoolWest Oakview Elementary SchoolSoutheast Career PathwaysUnion High SchoolNorth Park Montessori AcademyKettle Lake Elementary SchoolBuchanan SchoolDickinson SchoolCentral Kelloggsville Elementary SchoolLowell Senior High SchoolKenowa Hills Central Elementary SchoolGrand Rapids Montessori Public SchoolSouthwood Elementary SchoolExplorer Elementary SchoolForest Hills Northern High SchoolGodwin Heights Middle SchoolEndeavor Elementary SchoolRiverside Middle SchoolPine Ridge Elementary SchoolGrandville Century Park Learning CenterCongress Elementary SchoolBurton Middle SchoolForest Hills Central High SchoolNorthern Hills Middle SchoolParkside Elementary SchoolBowen Elementary SchoolOttawa High TransitionPalmer SchoolLowell Middle SchoolCherry Creek Elementary SchoolEast Grand Rapids High SchoolKelloggsville Middle SchoolGlenwood Elementary SchoolCollins Elementary SchoolMeadow Ridge Elementary SchoolNorth Oakview Elementary SchoolCross Creek Charter AcademyPrepNet Virtual AcademyUnion Community SchoolCedar Springs Middle SchoolRed Hawk Elementary SchoolHarrison Park Elementary SchoolGrandville High SchoolMeadow Brook Elementary SchoolKent City Alternative High SchoolByron Center Charter SchoolAda Vista Elementary SchoolCedar View Elementary SchoolBeach Elementary SchoolEastern Middle SchoolCa Frost Environmental Science AcademyLincoln Developmental CenterAlger Middle SchoolGodfrey Elementary SchoolKen-O-Sha Park SchoolBelmont Elementary SchoolKraft Meadows Middle SchoolCesar E. Chavez Elementary SchoolLighthouse Academy - South CampusNorthern Trails 5/6 SchoolEast Oakview Elementary SchoolPine Island Elementary SchoolCrestwood Elementary SchoolRidgemoor Park MontessoriCrossroads Middle SchoolComstock Park Flex AcademyGrandville East Elementary SchoolPinewood Middle SchoolBushnell Elementary SchoolOrchard View Elementary SchoolNew Branches Charter AcademyMeadowlawn Elementary SchoolGodwin Heights Senior High School54th Street AcademyAda Elementary SchoolGrand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyTownline Elementary SchoolEast Grand Rapids Middle SchoolThornapple Elementary SchoolCedar Springs High SchoolMurray Lake Elementary SchoolCenter for EconomicologyDuncan Lake Early Childhood CenterEastern High SchoolChallenger Elementary SchoolCentral Woodlands 5/6 SchoolHighlands SchoolComstock Park High SchoolGrand River Preparatory High SchoolAberdeen Elementary SchoolGrandville Cummings Elementary SchoolRidge Park Charter AcademyDuncan Lake Middle SchoolGrandville Grand View Elementary SchoolWealthy SchoolNew Beginnings Alternative High SchoolGrandville South Elementary SchoolGrandville Middle SchoolHope Academy of West MichiganNorth Rockford Middle SchoolLakes Elementary SchoolCovenant House Academy Grand RapidsGodfrey-Lee Early Childhood CenterBrown Elementary SchoolGodwin Heights Learning CenterKent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of HearingOttawa Hills High SchoolDiscovery Elementary SchoolCentral Middle SchoolWest Kelloggsville SchoolSherwood Global Studies AcademyCampus Elementary SchoolCannonsburg Elementary SchoolRiver City Scholars Charter AcademyKent Educational Center--OakleighGoodwillie Environmental SchoolCommunity Transition CampusCreative Technologies AcademyKent Hills SchoolCity Middle/High SchoolGrandville Central Elementary SchoolCaledonia High SchoolBreton Downs SchoolLee High SchoolEast Kentwood Freshman CampusWestwood Middle SchoolHome Educational SiteBethany Based SchoolSoutheast Kelloggsville SchoolKent City High SchoolLakeside SchoolLighthouse - The PierKnapp Forest Elementary SchoolRobert L. Nickels Intermediate SchoolValleywood Middle SchoolGrand Rapids Public Museum HighZinser Elementary SchoolKenowa Hills Pathways High SchoolKenowa Hills High SchoolLighthouse Academy - WaalkesByron Center West Middle SchoolEmmons Lake Elementary SchoolUnity Alternative SchoolEast Lee CampusSouthwest Middle-High Academia BilingueSouthwest Elementary Academia BilingueShawmut Hills SchoolCA Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryBurton Elementary SchoolBrookwood Elementary SchoolCrestwood Middle SchoolKent Educational Center--BeltlineMartin Luther King Leadership AcademyGrand Rapids Public Museum Middle SchoolGrand Rapids Learning CenterExcel Charter AcademyCedar Trails Elementary SchoolPine Grove Learning CenterEast Kentwood High SchoolGrandville Education CenterCountryside Elementary SchoolCoit Arts AcademyLee Middle SchoolWest Godwin Elementary SchoolGrand Rapids Child Discovery CenterLincoln SchoolUnion High TransitionMill Creek Middle SchoolNorthview Next Learning CenterGrandville West Elementary School

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