There were 98,051 students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the 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 | — | — |
