South Kent News

There were 9,208 students enrolled in Forest Hills Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 77.4% of the Forest Hills Public Schools total enrollment.

Forest Hills Public Schools covers 18 schools within Kent County with its main office in Grand Rapids. Among them, Northern High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,134 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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.

School	Total Enrollment
Ada Elementary School	331
Ada Vista Elementary School	470
Central High School	1,053
Central Middle School	526
Central Woodlands 5-6 School	453
Collins Elementary School	358
Eastern High School	802
Eastern Middle School	552
Forest Hills Transition Center	28
Goodwillie Environmental School	104
Knapp Forest Elementary School	572
Meadow Brook Elementary School	463
Northern High School	1,134
Northern Hills Middle School	546
Northern Trails 5-6 School	478
Orchard View Elementary School	407
Pine Ridge Elementary School	491
Thornapple Elementary School	395