There were 14,241 African American students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
College tuition fees rose 2.5% in Kent County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment data for the 11 universities in Kent County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
For the 2022-23 school year, Grand Rapids Public Schools reported a decrease in enrollment numbers compared to the previous year, with 113 less students being enrolled.
The most prevalent ethnicity in the Kent County districts' student body in the 2022-23 school year was white, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
In Kent County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Catholic Central High School President Terry Tyrrell has announced the school's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Tim Marroquín, has resigned from his position.
There were 914 multiracial students enrolled in Grand Rapids Public Schools schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.