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Kent County Education: 250 American Indian students were enrolled in schools 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 250 American Indian students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 228 schools in Kent County, West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 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 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science1.8669
PrepNet Virtual Academy0.71,136
East Kentwood High School0.32,087
Grandville Middle School0.7849
Cedar Springs High School0.61,015
Grandville High School0.31,717
Meadowlawn Elementary School1.1351
Valleywood Middle School0.8528
City Middle-High School0.4927
Grandville Grand View Elementary School0.6621
Kenowa Hills High School0.5886
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School0.7551
North Park Montessori Academy1.1371
Sparta Senior High School0.5818
Pine Grove Learning Center3.9103
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School1.2336
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary0.8480
Explorer Elementary School0.5563
Orchard View Elementary School0.7436
Grandville Century Park Learning Center0.5554
Emmons Lake Elementary School0.8400
Northview High School0.31,060
East Grand Rapids High School0.3874
Godwin Heights Senior High School0.5653
Harrison Park Academy0.5605
East Oakview Elementary School0.8377
Kettle Lake Elementary School0.8359
Appleview Elementary School0.6522
Aberdeen Academy1.3239
Ridgeview Elementary School0.5562
Central High School0.21,033
Eastern Middle School0.4561
Byron Center High School0.11,363
Walker Charter Academy0.3718
Caledonia High School0.11,427
Brookwood Elementary School0.6363
Kelloggsville High School0.3599
Townline Elementary School0.7295
Collins Elementary School0.5375
Byron Center West Middle School0.3694
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School0.3714
Lowell Senior High School0.21,050
Grandville Cummings Elementary School0.4479
Wyoming Intermediate School0.3600
Union High School0.2939
Gladiola Elementary School0.7281
Crossroads Alternative High School1197
Ridge Park Charter Academy0.4507
Zinser Elementary School0.5440
Sand Lake Elementary School0.3792
West Godwin Elementary School0.5430
Alger Middle School0.6358
Caledonia Elementary School0.6308
Knapp Charter Academy0.5430
Sparta Middle School0.4490
West Kelloggsville School0.8245
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy0.7295
Coit Creative Arts Academy0.8241
Parkview Elementary School0.6312
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids0.9231
Rockford Spanish Immersion0.7306
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School0.5397
Kent City Elementary School0.4554
Cedar Trails Elementary School0.4475
Westwood Middle School1.1189
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue0.3661
Crestwood Middle School0.1678
Endeavor Elementary School0.2550
Discovery Elementary School0.1700
Northern High School0.11,109
Bowen Elementary School0.3348
Eastern High School0.1767
Countryside Elementary School0.2617
Northern Hills Middle School0.2534
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School0.2501
Wyoming High School0.11,283
Central Middle School0.2510
Rockford High School0.11,823
West Michigan Aviation Academy0.2608
Southeast Kelloggsville School0.3286
Kelloggsville Middle School0.2447
Vanguard Charter Academy0.1791
Duncan Lake Middle School0.1702
Southwood Elementary School0.3301
Community Transition Campus0.3307
Lincoln School0.7149
North Rockford Middle School0.1914
Godwin Heights Middle School0.2410
Grandville West Elementary School0.3299
Cherry Creek Elementary School0.2473
Kenowa Hills Middle School0.2602
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School0.4277
Wyoming Junior High School0.2546
Alpine Elementary School0.3330
Kent City High School0.3389
Lee Middle School0.3386
Alto Elementary School0.2404
Congress Elementary School0.5182
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School0.6169
Crossroads Middle School0.2453
Ridgemoor Park Montessori0.7144
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School0.6179
Lee High School0.2508
Byron Center Charter School0.5190
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center1.664
River City Scholars Charter Academy0.3293
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center0.4285
Cedar View Elementary School0.2442
Sibley School0.4247
Dickinson Academy0.4228
Godfrey Elementary School0.3344
William C. Abney Academy Elementary0.3292
East Leonard Elementary School0.6174
Northview Next Career Center3.231
Goodwillie Environmental School1104
Kent Education Center - Beltline2.246
Grand Rapids Learning Center3.330
Kent City Alternative High School4.522
Pinewood Middle School0831
Meadow Brook Elementary School0445
Cross Creek Charter Academy0807
East Kentwood Freshman Campus0718
Northern Trails 5-6 School0499
Excel Charter Academy0783
Glenwood Elementary School0467
Challenger Elementary School0367
Knapp Forest Elementary School0557
Central Woodlands 5-6 School0451
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School0681
Thornapple Elementary School0387
Marshall Elementary School0528
Ada Elementary School0310
Brown Elementary School0600
New Branches Charter Academy0359
Pine Ridge Elementary School0475
Grand River Preparatory High School0634
East Grand Rapids Middle School0662
Chandler Woods Charter Academy0752
Valley View Elementary School0617
Rockford High School Freshman Center0558
Grandville South Elementary School0380
Dutton Elementary School0299
Lowell Middle School0775
Belmont Elementary School0325
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus0181
East Rockford Middle School0785
Wealthy School0466
Comstock Park High School0505
North Godwin Elementary School0381
Oriole Park Elementary School0284
Sherwood Global Studies Academy0131
Ada Vista Elementary School0457
Lakes Elementary School0502
Grandville East Elementary School0287
Grandville Central Elementary School0228
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School0126
Highlands School0434
Wellspring Preparatory High School0284
Meadow Ridge Elementary School0432
Breton Downs School0466
Vista Charter Academy0666
Mill Creek Middle School0390
Palmer School0184
Lincoln Developmental Center099
Newcomers Community School0135
Stoney Creek Elementary School0432
West Elementary School0472
Crestwood Elementary School0468
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy0487
Cedar Springs Middle School0210
North Oakview Elementary School0367
Riverside Middle School0244
Innovation Central High School0414
Murray Lake Elementary School0427
Cannonsburg Elementary School0231
Creative Technologies Academy0314
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing060
Kelloggsville Virtual School061
Pine Island Elementary School0377
Lakeside School0461
Ottawa Hills High School0402
Brookside Elementary School0241
Beach Elementary School0433
Red Hawk Elementary School0446
Stocking Elementary School0161
Parkside Elementary School0270
Mulick Park Elementary School0279
Burton Middle School0444
Burton Elementary School0380
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes080
John Ball Park Zoo School057
Union High Transition053
54th Street Academy080
Grandville Education Center027
Unity Alternative School015
Shawmut Hills School0290
West Oakview Elementary School0250
Kent Hills Elementary School0219
Campus Elementary School0233
Roguewood Elementary School0295
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center0377
Bushnell Elementary School0271
Lincoln Heights Elementary School0450
NexTech High School0140
Godwin Heights Learning Center092
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School0102
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy0268
Northview Next Learning Center0101
Southeast Career Pathways095
Kent City Middle School0264
New Beginnings Alternative High School063
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center0230
Buchanan Elementary School0387
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue0384
East Lee Campus0108
Comstock Park Flex Academy039
Center for Economicology060
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh039
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming0258
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier016
Blandford School060
River Valley Academy040
Forest Hills Transition Center019
Hope Academy of West Michigan0314
Duncan Lake Transitions Program08
Ottawa High Transition012
Home Education Site01
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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