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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Kent County 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 19,767 Hispanic students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% 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, Hispanic students comprised 20.2% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 228 schools in Kent County, Wyoming High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 673 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 Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Wyoming High School52.51,283
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue84.3661
Union High School49.7939
Lee High School83.7508
Godwin Heights Senior High School60.2653
East Kentwood High School18.62,087
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue92.7384
Vista Charter Academy51.5666
Buchanan Elementary School85.3387
Burton Middle School72.7444
Burton Elementary School84.5380
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School80.6397
Lee Middle School78.2386
Wyoming Intermediate School49.2600
Grand River Preparatory High School46.2634
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center76.7377
Harrison Park Academy46.3605
Kelloggsville High School45.7599
Godfrey Elementary School77.9344
Hope Academy of West Michigan84.1314
Vanguard Charter Academy31.9791
West Godwin Elementary School57.2430
Wyoming Junior High School44.9546
Grandville High School14.21,717
Godwin Heights Middle School58.5410
North Godwin Elementary School59.6381
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy42.1487
Innovation Central High School47.6414
City Middle-High School21.1927
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School38.9501
Kelloggsville Middle School43447
West Elementary School37.9472
Walker Charter Academy23718
Parkview Elementary School51.6312
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science23.6669
Pinewood Middle School18.5831
Gladiola Elementary School54.1281
Kenowa Hills High School16.5886
Grandville Middle School16.3849
Comstock Park High School25.9505
Excel Charter Academy16.7783
Byron Center High School9.31,363
Discovery Elementary School18700
Kenowa Hills Middle School20.1602
Valleywood Middle School22.9528
East Kentwood Freshman Campus16.7718
West Kelloggsville School47.3245
Kent City Elementary School20.8554
Mill Creek Middle School29.2390
Glenwood Elementary School22.9467
Oriole Park Elementary School37284
Sparta Senior High School12.7818
Sibley School42.1247
Rockford High School5.71,823
Stoney Creek Elementary School23.8432
Kent City High School26.2389
Dickinson Academy44.7228
Crestwood Middle School14.7678
Shawmut Hills School34.1290
Caledonia High School6.81,427
Newcomers Community School70.4135
New Branches Charter Academy26.2359
Northview High School8.71,060
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center40230
Cross Creek Charter Academy11.2807
Ada Vista Elementary School19.5457
Southeast Kelloggsville School31.1286
Grandville Grand View Elementary School14621
PrepNet Virtual Academy7.71,136
Alpine Elementary School26.1330
Northern High School7.71,109
Townline Elementary School28.8295
Pine Island Elementary School21.5377
East Lee Campus74.1108
Explorer Elementary School14563
Knapp Charter Academy18.1430
Ridge Park Charter Academy15.4507
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School22.3336
Grandville Century Park Learning Center13.4554
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming28.7258
Ridgeview Elementary School12.8562
Appleview Elementary School13.8522
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids30.7231
Southwood Elementary School23.3301
Byron Center West Middle School9.9694
Kent City Middle School26.1264
Endeavor Elementary School12.5550
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary14.2480
Ottawa Hills High School16.9402
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School12.2551
Sparta Middle School13.5490
Westwood Middle School34.9189
Grandville East Elementary School22.6287
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School22.7277
Brookside Elementary School25.7241
Stocking Elementary School37.9161
Alger Middle School17358
Wellspring Preparatory High School21.1284
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School8.3714
Lowell Senior High School5.51,050
East Grand Rapids High School6.5874
West Michigan Aviation Academy9.4608
Meadowlawn Elementary School16.2351
Countryside Elementary School9.1617
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School8.1681
Godwin Heights Learning Center59.892
Northern Trails 5-6 School10.8499
Challenger Elementary School14.7367
Crossroads Middle School11.7453
Central High School51,033
North Rockford Middle School5.7914
Zinser Elementary School11.8440
Duncan Lake Middle School7.3702
Palmer School27.7184
Riverside Middle School20.9244
Marshall Elementary School9.3528
Cedar Springs High School4.71,015
East Rockford Middle School6785
Grandville Cummings Elementary School9.8479
Brookwood Elementary School12.9363
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School27.8169
Aberdeen Academy19.2239
Coit Creative Arts Academy19.1241
Kent Hills Elementary School21219
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy16.8268
Sand Lake Elementary School5.6792
Northern Hills Middle School8.2534
Congress Elementary School24.2182
Rockford Spanish Immersion14.1306
Brown Elementary School7600
Highlands School9.7434
Grandville South Elementary School11.1380
Crossroads Alternative High School21.3197
Mulick Park Elementary School15.1279
Grandville West Elementary School13.4299
Dutton Elementary School13299
East Grand Rapids Middle School5.7662
Community Transition Campus12.4307
Bowen Elementary School10.9348
East Leonard Elementary School21.8174
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy12.5295
Lowell Middle School4.6775
West Oakview Elementary School14.4250
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School20.1179
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus19.9181
North Park Montessori Academy9.4371
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center12.3285
Grandville Central Elementary School14.9228
North Oakview Elementary School9367
Campus Elementary School14.2233
Eastern High School4.2767
NexTech High School22.9140
East Oakview Elementary School8.2377
Collins Elementary School8.3375
54th Street Academy38.880
Cedar Trails Elementary School6.3475
Meadow Brook Elementary School6.7445
Lakeside School6.3461
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School28.4102
Rockford High School Freshman Center5558
Meadow Ridge Elementary School6.5432
Chandler Woods Charter Academy3.6752
Central Middle School5.3510
Valley View Elementary School4.2617
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School20.6126
Cherry Creek Elementary School5.3473
Breton Downs School5.4466
Orchard View Elementary School5.7436
Red Hawk Elementary School5.4446
Byron Center Charter School12.6190
Kelloggsville Virtual School39.361
Beach Elementary School5.3433
Belmont Elementary School7.1325
Creative Technologies Academy7.3314
Pine Grove Learning Center22.3103
Sherwood Global Studies Academy17.6131
Southeast Career Pathways24.295
Lakes Elementary School4.4502
Emmons Lake Elementary School5.5400
Alto Elementary School5.2404
Thornapple Elementary School5.4387
Cedar Springs Middle School10210
Cedar View Elementary School4.5442
Wealthy School4.3466
Bushnell Elementary School7.4271
Parkside Elementary School7.4270
Lincoln Developmental Center20.299
Caledonia Elementary School6.2308
Center for Economicology31.760
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing31.760
Eastern Middle School3.2561
Crestwood Elementary School3.8468
Central Woodlands 5-6 School4451
River City Scholars Charter Academy6.1293
Kettle Lake Elementary School4.5359
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes2080
Lincoln Heights Elementary School3.3450
Murray Lake Elementary School3.5427
Lincoln School10.1149
Knapp Forest Elementary School2.5557
Pine Ridge Elementary School2.9475
Roguewood Elementary School4.7295
Ridgemoor Park Montessori9.7144
Northview Next Learning Center13.9101
Union High Transition24.553
Ada Elementary School2.9310
Cannonsburg Elementary School3.9231
Comstock Park Flex Academy23.139
Grand Rapids Learning Center3030
William C. Abney Academy Elementary3.1292
Kent City Alternative High School36.422
Blandford School11.760
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh15.439
New Beginnings Alternative High School7.963
Kent Education Center - Beltline10.946
Grandville Education Center18.527
John Ball Park Zoo School757
River Valley Academy7.540
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center3.164
Northview Next Career Center6.531
Bethany Based School11.817
Unity Alternative School13.315
Ottawa High Transition16.712
Goodwillie Environmental School1104
Duncan Lake Transitions Program12.58
Forest Hills Transition Center019
Home Education Site01
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier016

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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