Grand Rapids Reporter

There were 3,607 Asian students enrolled in Kent County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% 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, Asian students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 44 districts in Kent County, Kentwood Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,330 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.

District	% of Asian Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Byron Center Charter School	1%	193
Byron Center Public Schools	4.3%	4,443
Caledonia Community Schools	2.4%	4,613
Cedar Springs Public Schools	0.5%	3,202
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	1.3%	773
Comstock Park Public Schools	0.7%	1,776
Creative Technologies Academy	0.6%	323
Cross Creek Charter Academy	9.5%	780
East Grand Rapids Public Schools	1.7%	2,946
Excel Charter Academy	6.4%	784
Forest Hills Public Schools	8.5%	9,208
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	0.1%	1,650
Godwin Heights Public Schools	1.4%	2,026
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	0.3%	287
Grand Rapids Public Schools	1.2%	13,787
Grand River Preparatory High School	2.3%	604
Grandville Public Schools	3.3%	5,521
Kelloggsville Public Schools	5.4%	2,272
Kenowa Hills Public Schools	1.6%	3,010
Kent City Community Schools	0.3%	1,291
Kent ISD	4.4%	3,531
Kentwood Public Schools	14.2%	9,368
Knapp Charter Academy	0.7%	576
Lighthouse Academy	1.1%	349
Lowell Area Schools	1%	3,498
New Branches Charter Academy	6.7%	358
Northview Public Schools	0.9%	3,061
PrepNet Virtual Academy	1.8%	1,220
Ridge Park Charter Academy	1.2%	493
Rockford Public Schools	1.2%	7,719
Sparta Area Schools	0.6%	2,433
Tri County Area Schools	0.6%	1,719
Vanguard Charter Academy	1.8%	797
Vista Charter Academy	0.5%	605
Walker Charter Academy	5.9%	698
Wellspring Preparatory High School	1.6%	307
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	1.2%	728
West Michigan Aviation Academy	5.3%	605
Wyoming Public Schools	1.7%	3,916