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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.7% of Kent County's student body 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 6,542 multiracial students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% 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, multiracial students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 228 schools in Kent County, PrepNet Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 207 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
PrepNet Virtual Academy18.21,136
East Kentwood High School7.92,087
Excel Charter Academy12.3783
Northview High School8.41,060
Grandville High School5.11,717
Caledonia High School6.11,427
Vanguard Charter Academy10.9791
Cross Creek Charter Academy10.5807
Pinewood Middle School9.6831
Byron Center High School5.81,363
Rockford High School4.31,823
Knapp Charter Academy18.1430
Wyoming High School5.81,283
Explorer Elementary School12.1563
Vista Charter Academy10.1666
East Grand Rapids Middle School10.1662
Union High School7939
Walker Charter Academy9.2718
Stoney Creek Elementary School15.3432
Harrison Park Academy10.7605
Discovery Elementary School9.1700
East Kentwood Freshman Campus8.8718
East Grand Rapids High School7874
Grand River Preparatory High School9.3634
City Middle-High School6.4927
West Elementary School12.3472
Northern High School5.21,109
Kenowa Hills Middle School9.3602
Valleywood Middle School10.2528
Crossroads Middle School11.9453
Highlands School12434
Cedar Springs High School5.11,015
Grandville Middle School5.9849
Central High School4.81,033
East Rockford Middle School6.4785
Crestwood Middle School7.1678
Mill Creek Middle School12.3390
Byron Center West Middle School6.9694
Godwin Heights Senior High School7653
Countryside Elementary School7.5617
Brown Elementary School7.7600
Meadow Brook Elementary School10.1445
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School6.3714
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School6.6681
Marshall Elementary School8.5528
Ridge Park Charter Academy8.7507
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary9.2480
North Rockford Middle School4.7914
Endeavor Elementary School7.6550
Wealthy School9466
Duncan Lake Middle School6702
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School12.2336
Grandville Grand View Elementary School6.6621
Wyoming Junior High School7.3546
Townline Elementary School13.6295
Comstock Park High School7.9505
Glenwood Elementary School8.4467
Challenger Elementary School10.6367
North Park Montessori Academy10.5371
Brookwood Elementary School10.5363
Northern Trails 5-6 School7.6499
Chandler Woods Charter Academy5.1752
River City Scholars Charter Academy12.6293
Northern Hills Middle School6.9534
Wellspring Preparatory High School12.7284
Pine Island Elementary School9.5377
Grandville Cummings Elementary School7.5479
New Branches Charter Academy9.7359
Coit Creative Arts Academy14.5241
Collins Elementary School9.3375
Ada Vista Elementary School7.7457
Sand Lake Elementary School4.4792
Knapp Forest Elementary School6.3557
Wyoming Intermediate School5.7600
Kenowa Hills High School3.8886
Meadow Ridge Elementary School7.9432
Cedar Trails Elementary School7.2475
North Oakview Elementary School9367
East Oakview Elementary School8.5377
Lakeside School6.9461
Crestwood Elementary School6.8468
West Godwin Elementary School7.2430
Eastern High School4767
Shawmut Hills School10.3290
Southwood Elementary School10301
Orchard View Elementary School6.9436
Lakes Elementary School6502
Valley View Elementary School4.9617
Riverside Middle School11.9244
Innovation Central High School7414
Meadowlawn Elementary School8.3351
North Godwin Elementary School7.6381
Oriole Park Elementary School10.2284
Grandville Century Park Learning Center5.2554
West Oakview Elementary School11.6250
Dutton Elementary School9.7299
Thornapple Elementary School7.5387
Ottawa Hills High School7402
Brookside Elementary School11.6241
Godwin Heights Middle School6.8410
Kent Hills Elementary School12.3219
Palmer School14.7184
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy9.2295
Alger Middle School7.3358
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy5.3487
Bowen Elementary School7.5348
West Michigan Aviation Academy4.3608
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School4.7551
Lowell Senior High School2.51,050
Grandville West Elementary School8.4299
Emmons Lake Elementary School6.3400
Beach Elementary School5.8433
Campus Elementary School10.3233
Eastern Middle School4.3561
Rockford High School Freshman Center4.1558
Pine Ridge Elementary School4.8475
Aberdeen Academy9.2239
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center7.7285
Roguewood Elementary School7.5295
Cedar View Elementary School5442
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School7.6277
Caledonia Elementary School6.8308
Murray Lake Elementary School4.9427
Red Hawk Elementary School4.5446
Westwood Middle School10.1189
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center5377
Grandville East Elementary School6.6287
Zinser Elementary School4.3440
Central Middle School3.7510
Breton Downs School4.1466
Central Woodlands 5-6 School4.2451
Kettle Lake Elementary School5.3359
Sibley School7.3247
Stocking Elementary School11.2161
Gladiola Elementary School6.4281
Alpine Elementary School5.5330
Sparta Senior High School2.1818
Cherry Creek Elementary School3.6473
Parkside Elementary School6.3270
Ada Elementary School5.5310
Dickinson Academy7228
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science2.4669
Parkview Elementary School5.1312
Lee Middle School4.1386
Ridgemoor Park Montessori11.1144
Bushnell Elementary School5.9271
Mulick Park Elementary School5.4279
Community Transition Campus4.9307
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue2.3661
Lowell Middle School1.9775
Ridgeview Elementary School2.7562
Crossroads Alternative High School7.1197
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School7.8179
Godfrey Elementary School4.1344
Grandville Central Elementary School6.1228
Lincoln Heights Elementary School3.1450
Belmont Elementary School4.3325
Cannonsburg Elementary School6.1231
Alto Elementary School3.5404
William C. Abney Academy Elementary4.5292
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids5.6231
East Leonard Elementary School7.5174
Congress Elementary School7.1182
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School7.7169
Sparta Middle School2.7490
Lee High School2.4508
Lincoln School8.1149
Cedar Springs Middle School5.7210
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus6.1181
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School8.7126
NexTech High School7.9140
Godwin Heights Learning Center1292
Rockford Spanish Immersion3.6306
Grandville South Elementary School2.6380
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School9.8102
Creative Technologies Academy3.2314
Kent City High School2.6389
Burton Middle School2444
Sherwood Global Studies Academy6.9131
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy3268
Burton Elementary School2.1380
Pine Grove Learning Center7.8103
Northview Next Learning Center7.9101
Appleview Elementary School1.5522
Byron Center Charter School4.2190
West Kelloggsville School2.9245
Southeast Career Pathways7.495
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes8.880
Northview Next Career Center22.631
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School1.5397
Kent City Middle School2.3264
John Ball Park Zoo School10.557
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center9.464
Goodwillie Environmental School5.8104
Kent City Elementary School1.1554
New Beginnings Alternative High School9.563
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School1501
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center2.2230
Buchanan Elementary School1.3387
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue1.3384
East Lee Campus4.6108
Lincoln Developmental Center5.199
Kent Education Center - Beltline10.946
Union High Transition7.553
Comstock Park Flex Academy10.339
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing6.760
Center for Economicology6.760
Kelloggsville Middle School0.7447
Southeast Kelloggsville School1286
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh7.739
54th Street Academy2.580
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming0.8258
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier12.516
Grand Rapids Learning Center6.730
Grandville Education Center7.427
Blandford School3.360
River Valley Academy540
Forest Hills Transition Center10.519
Hope Academy of West Michigan0.3314
Kelloggsville Virtual School1.661
Unity Alternative School6.715
Duncan Lake Transitions Program12.58
Kelloggsville High School0599
Newcomers Community School0135
Ottawa High Transition012
Home Education Site01
Kent City Alternative High School022
Bethany Based School017

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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