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14,241 African American students 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 14,241 African American students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% 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, African American students comprised 14.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 228 schools in Kent County, East Kentwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 716 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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
East Kentwood High School34.32,087
PrepNet Virtual Academy50.91,136
Ridge Park Charter Academy64.1507
Union High School33.9939
East Kentwood Freshman Campus39.6718
Pinewood Middle School33831
Ottawa Hills High School68.2402
William C. Abney Academy Elementary91.1292
Excel Charter Academy32.8783
Alger Middle School66.8358
Crestwood Middle School33.3678
River City Scholars Charter Academy76.1293
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy45.6487
Discovery Elementary School29.7700
Vista Charter Academy30.3666
Kelloggsville High School32.6599
Wyoming High School15.11,283
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy72.4268
Endeavor Elementary School34.9550
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School38.1501
Valleywood Middle School36.2528
Mulick Park Elementary School67279
New Branches Charter Academy51.5359
Glenwood Elementary School38.1467
Challenger Elementary School45367
Campus Elementary School70233
Harrison Park Academy26.4605
Kelloggsville Middle School35.1447
Brookwood Elementary School43.3363
Godwin Heights Senior High School23.4653
Knapp Charter Academy35.3430
Explorer Elementary School25.8563
Grand River Preparatory High School22.4634
Riverside Middle School57.8244
Innovation Central High School33.6414
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids56.3231
West Elementary School27.1472
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center55.7230
Southeast Kelloggsville School44.8286
Meadowlawn Elementary School34.5351
Kent Hills Elementary School55.3219
Bowen Elementary School34.8348
Wellspring Preparatory High School40.1284
Wyoming Intermediate School18.5600
Northview High School9.91,060
Wyoming Junior High School18.9546
East Leonard Elementary School59.2174
Burton Middle School22.7444
Brookside Elementary School41.9241
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus52.5181
Dickinson Academy40.8228
City Middle-High School9.8927
Sibley School36.4247
West Godwin Elementary School20.7430
Westwood Middle School44.4189
Crossroads Alternative High School42.6197
Godwin Heights Middle School20.2410
Sherwood Global Studies Academy62.6131
Vanguard Charter Academy9.6791
Aberdeen Academy31.4239
Grandville High School4.31,717
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School22336
Coit Creative Arts Academy30.7241
Cross Creek Charter Academy8.9807
West Kelloggsville School29245
Northern High School6.31,109
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School55.6126
North Godwin Elementary School18.1381
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science10669
Shawmut Hills School22.8290
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School16.1397
Community Transition Campus19.9307
Townline Elementary School20.3295
Walker Charter Academy8.2718
Southwood Elementary School19.3301
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School20.6277
Parkview Elementary School17.9312
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary11.7480
Southeast Career Pathways57.995
West Michigan Aviation Academy8.6608
Palmer School28.3184
Congress Elementary School28182
Stocking Elementary School31.1161
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School8.9551
Grandville Middle School5.7849
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center12.5377
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes58.880
Hope Academy of West Michigan14.6314
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue6.7661
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School25.4169
Buchanan Elementary School10.9387
Stoney Creek Elementary School9.7432
Burton Elementary School10.8380
Kenowa Hills High School4.5886
Grandville Grand View Elementary School6.4621
Gladiola Elementary School13.9281
Comstock Park High School7.7505
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School21.8179
54th Street Academy48.880
Lee High School7.3508
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming14.3258
Crossroads Middle School8.2453
NexTech High School26.4140
Lee Middle School9.3386
Godfrey Elementary School10.5344
Newcomers Community School25.9135
Oriole Park Elementary School12284
Highlands School7.8434
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy11.5295
Pine Island Elementary School8.8377
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center11.6285
North Oakview Elementary School9367
Northern Hills Middle School6534
Mill Creek Middle School7.7390
Alpine Elementary School8.8330
Grandville Century Park Learning Center5.1554
Grandville West Elementary School9.4299
North Park Montessori Academy7.3371
Lincoln School18.1149
Godwin Heights Learning Center27.292
Union High Transition47.253
East Grand Rapids High School2.7874
Central High School2.31,033
Caledonia High School1.61,427
East Oakview Elementary School5.8377
Pine Grove Learning Center21.4103
Grandville South Elementary School5.5380
Ridgemoor Park Montessori14.6144
Northern Trails 5-6 School4499
Meadow Brook Elementary School4.5445
Kenowa Hills Middle School3.2602
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue4.7384
Grandville East Elementary School6.3287
Kelloggsville Virtual School27.961
Northview Next Learning Center16.8101
Grandville Cummings Elementary School3.3479
Collins Elementary School4.3375
Wealthy School3.4466
East Lee Campus13.9108
Duncan Lake Middle School2.1702
Eastern High School2767
Byron Center High School11,363
Appleview Elementary School2.7522
Zinser Elementary School3.2440
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier87.516
Sparta Senior High School1.6818
Rockford High School0.71,823
Central Middle School2.5510
Orchard View Elementary School3436
East Grand Rapids Middle School1.8662
Lincoln Developmental Center12.199
Grand Rapids Learning Center4030
Countryside Elementary School1.8617
East Rockford Middle School1.4785
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School1.4714
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School1.5681
Lowell Middle School1.3775
West Oakview Elementary School4250
Cherry Creek Elementary School2.1473
Emmons Lake Elementary School2.5400
Kent Education Center - Beltline21.746
Byron Center West Middle School1.3694
Eastern Middle School1.6561
Dutton Elementary School2.7299
Lakeside School1.7461
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School7.8102
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh20.539
Ada Vista Elementary School1.5457
Sparta Middle School1.4490
Lowell Senior High School0.71,050
Marshall Elementary School1.3528
Grandville Central Elementary School3.1228
Breton Downs School1.5466
Central Woodlands 5-6 School1.6451
Comstock Park Flex Academy17.939
Chandler Woods Charter Academy0.8752
Creative Technologies Academy1.9314
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing1060
Ottawa High Transition5012
North Rockford Middle School0.5914
Cedar Springs High School0.51,015
Rockford High School Freshman Center0.9558
Meadow Ridge Elementary School1.2432
Lakes Elementary School1502
Thornapple Elementary School1.3387
Caledonia Elementary School1.6308
Northview Next Career Center16.131
Ridgeview Elementary School0.7562
Sand Lake Elementary School0.5792
Brown Elementary School0.7600
Bushnell Elementary School1.5271
Parkside Elementary School1.5270
Crestwood Elementary School0.9468
Lincoln Heights Elementary School0.9450
Murray Lake Elementary School0.9427
Roguewood Elementary School1.4295
Kent City High School0.8389
Kent City Middle School1.1264
Valley View Elementary School0.5617
Byron Center Charter School1.6190
Belmont Elementary School0.9325
John Ball Park Zoo School5.357
Rockford Spanish Immersion0.7306
Cedar Trails Elementary School0.4475
Beach Elementary School0.5433
Ada Elementary School0.6310
Red Hawk Elementary School0.2446
Cedar Springs Middle School0.5210
Cedar View Elementary School0.2442
Center for Economicology1.760
Kettle Lake Elementary School0.3359
Knapp Forest Elementary School0.2557
Pine Ridge Elementary School0.2475
Cannonsburg Elementary School0.4231
Grandville Education Center3.727
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center1.664
Unity Alternative School6.715
Goodwillie Environmental School1104
Duncan Lake Transitions Program12.58
Home Education Site1001
Kent City Elementary School0554
Alto Elementary School0404
Kent City Alternative High School022
Blandford School060
New Beginnings Alternative High School063
River Valley Academy040
Bethany Based School017
Forest Hills Transition Center019

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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