South Kent News

There were 53 Hawaiian students enrolled in Kent County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 17.2% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 44 districts in Kent County, Grandville Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Hawaiian Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Byron Center Public Schools	0%	4,443
Caledonia Community Schools	0.1%	4,613
Cedar Springs Public Schools	0%	3,202
Comstock Park Public Schools	0.1%	1,776
Forest Hills Public Schools	0%	9,208
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	0.7%	287
Grand Rapids Public Schools	0%	13,787
Grandville Public Schools	0.1%	5,521
Kenowa Hills Public Schools	0%	3,010
Kent ISD	0.1%	3,531
Kentwood Public Schools	0.1%	9,368
Lighthouse Academy	0.9%	349
Lowell Area Schools	0.1%	3,498
PrepNet Virtual Academy	0.2%	1,220
Rockford Public Schools	0.1%	7,719
Sparta Area Schools	0.1%	2,433
Vanguard Charter Academy	0.1%	797
Vista Charter Academy	0.2%	605
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	0.3%	728
Wyoming Public Schools	0.1%	3,916