South Kent News

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.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Byron Center Charter School	83.4%	193
Byron Center Public Schools	78.3%	4,443
Caledonia Community Schools	82.9%	4,613
Cedar Springs Public Schools	87.5%	3,202
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	89.5%	773
Comstock Park Public Schools	56.5%	1,776
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids	5.7%	230
Creative Technologies Academy	88.9%	323
Cross Creek Charter Academy	60.9%	780
East Grand Rapids Public Schools	83.4%	2,946
Excel Charter Academy	37.1%	784
Forest Hills Public Schools	77.4%	9,208
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	7.1%	1,650
Godwin Heights Public Schools	11.4%	2,026
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	65.2%	287
Grand Rapids Public Schools	21.7%	13,787
Grand River Preparatory High School	19.9%	604
Grandville Public Schools	72.2%	5,521
Hope Academy of West Michigan	0.8%	359
Kelloggsville Public Schools	16.8%	2,272
Kenowa Hills Public Schools	69%	3,010
Kent City Community Schools	74.5%	1,291
Kent ISD	38.8%	3,531
Kentwood Public Schools	25.7%	9,368
Knapp Charter Academy	25.7%	576
Lighthouse Academy	28.9%	349
Lowell Area Schools	89.8%	3,498
New Branches Charter Academy	8.9%	358
NexTech High School	44.3%	140
Northview Public Schools	71.1%	3,061
PrepNet Virtual Academy	19.3%	1,220
Ridge Park Charter Academy	11.4%	493
River City Scholars Charter Academy	6.1%	346
Rockford Public Schools	86.9%	7,719
Sparta Area Schools	83%	2,433
Tri County Area Schools	89.8%	1,719
Vanguard Charter Academy	47.3%	797
Vista Charter Academy	9.4%	605
Walker Charter Academy	55%	698
Wellspring Preparatory High School	28.3%	307
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	61.3%	728
West Michigan Aviation Academy	72.9%	605
William C. Abney Academy	1.2%	347
Wyoming Public Schools	26.4%	3,916