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Kent County Education: 54,225 white students were enrolled in 2022-23 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 54,225 white students enrolled in Kent County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kent County welcomed 98,371 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 44 districts in Kent County, Forest Hills Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 7,124 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kent County.

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 widening. 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
White [55.1%]Hispanic [20%]African American [14.3%]Multiracial [6.6%]Ethnicities <5% [4%]
White Enrollment in Kent County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Byron Center Charter School83.4%193
Byron Center Public Schools78.3%4,443
Caledonia Community Schools82.9%4,613
Cedar Springs Public Schools87.5%3,202
Chandler Woods Charter Academy89.5%773
Comstock Park Public Schools56.5%1,776
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids5.7%230
Creative Technologies Academy88.9%323
Cross Creek Charter Academy60.9%780
East Grand Rapids Public Schools83.4%2,946
Excel Charter Academy37.1%784
Forest Hills Public Schools77.4%9,208
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools7.1%1,650
Godwin Heights Public Schools11.4%2,026
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center65.2%287
Grand Rapids Public Schools21.7%13,787
Grand River Preparatory High School19.9%604
Grandville Public Schools72.2%5,521
Hope Academy of West Michigan0.8%359
Kelloggsville Public Schools16.8%2,272
Kenowa Hills Public Schools69%3,010
Kent City Community Schools74.5%1,291
Kent ISD38.8%3,531
Kentwood Public Schools25.7%9,368
Knapp Charter Academy25.7%576
Lighthouse Academy28.9%349
Lowell Area Schools89.8%3,498
New Branches Charter Academy8.9%358
NexTech High School44.3%140
Northview Public Schools71.1%3,061
PrepNet Virtual Academy19.3%1,220
Ridge Park Charter Academy11.4%493
River City Scholars Charter Academy6.1%346
Rockford Public Schools86.9%7,719
Sparta Area Schools83%2,433
Tri County Area Schools89.8%1,719
Vanguard Charter Academy47.3%797
Vista Charter Academy9.4%605
Walker Charter Academy55%698
Wellspring Preparatory High School28.3%307
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science61.3%728
West Michigan Aviation Academy72.9%605
William C. Abney Academy1.2%347
Wyoming Public Schools26.4%3,916

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