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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 53.5% of Kent County's student body in 2024-25 school year

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Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

There were 51,112 white students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kent County welcomed 95,576 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 53.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 222 schools in Kent County, Rockford High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,526 students.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

Ethnicities in Kent County in 2024-25 School Year

White (53.5%)Hispanic (20.7%)African American (14.9%)Multiracial (7%)Ethnicities < 5% (3.9%)

Enrollment Demographics in Kent County Schools During 2024-25 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lincoln Heights Elementary School92.5%398
Murray Lake Elementary School90.8%433
Alto Elementary School90.6%417
Cannonsburg Elementary School90.1%262
Lowell Senior High School89.7%1,058
Lowell Middle School89.6%790
Unity Alternative School89.5%19
Creative Technologies Academy89.4%302
Valley View Elementary School89.3%336
Red Hawk Elementary School88.6%657
Goodwillie Environmental School88.3%103
Kettle Lake Elementary School88.3%349
Cedar View Elementary School88%466
Cedar Trails Elementary School87.9%431
Chandler Woods Charter Academy87.9%741
Breton Downs School87.8%451
Sand Lake Elementary School87.8%780
Crestwood Elementary School87.4%469
East Rockford Middle School87.4%788
Cedar Springs High School87.4%952
Rockford High School87.2%1,750
North Rockford Middle School86.9%908
Lakes Elementary School86.8%409
Beach Elementary School86.5%445
Meadow Ridge Elementary School86.4%397
Bushnell Elementary School86.2%253
Roguewood Elementary School85.9%283
Belmont Elementary School85.9%277
Cherry Creek Elementary School85.8%485
Pine Ridge Elementary School85.6%472
Rockford High School Freshman Center84.4%584
Knapp Forest Elementary School84%520
Central Middle School83.4%488
Blandford School83.3%60
Wealthy School83.1%462
Lakeside School83%453
Kent City Alternative High School82.6%23
Caledonia Elementary School82.5%378
Central Woodlands 5-6 School82.3%462
New Beginnings Alternative High School82%50
Duncan Lake Middle School81.8%696
East Grand Rapids Middle School81.7%710
Sparta Middle School81.5%503
Caledonia High School81.3%1,438
Central High School81.1%999
River Valley Academy81.1%37
John Ball Park Zoo School81%58
East Grand Rapids High School80.9%908
Eastern High School80.9%768
Sparta Senior High School80.7%778
Byron Center Charter School80.4%199
Appleview Elementary School80.3%517
Rockford Spanish Immersion80.1%307
Eastern Middle School79.9%528
Ridgeview Elementary School79.8%555
Ada Elementary School79.5%293
Emmons Lake Elementary School79.3%377
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School79.1%703
Byron Center High School78.5%1,387
Zinser Elementary School78.3%443
Parkside Elementary School78.2%179
Byron Center West Middle School77.4%729
Thornapple Elementary School77.3%361
Kent City Elementary School76.7%537
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School75.5%705
Brown Elementary School75.3%438
Bethany Based School75%12
Countryside Elementary School74.9%426
Marshall Elementary School74.7%463
Grandville Cummings Elementary School74.3%366
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School74%538
West Michigan Aviation Academy73.2%600
Kenowa Hills High School73.1%876
Forest Hills Transition Center72.7%22
East Oakview Elementary School72.5%371
Kent City Middle School72.4%290
North Park Montessori Academy72.3%379
North Oakview Elementary School71.7%346
Grandville High School71.4%1,719
Grandville Century Park Learning Center71.3%411
Northern High School70.7%1,088
Ada Vista Elementary School70.6%446
Orchard View Elementary School70.4%439
Dutton Elementary School70%317
Northview High School69.4%1,078
Highlands School69.2%445
Grandville Central Elementary School68.7%201
West Oakview Elementary School68.3%240
Kent City High School67.9%383
Crossroads Middle School67.8%472
Grandville South Elementary School67.6%287
Collins Elementary School67.4%356
Northern Hills Middle School67%515
Duncan Lake Transitions Program66.7%3
Grandville Middle School66.5%850
Northern Trails 5-6 School66.5%520
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center66.2%287
Kenowa Hills Middle School65.3%634
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy65%297
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary64.3%476
Grandville Grand View Elementary School64%406
Northview Next Learning Center61%136
Grandville West Elementary School60.2%191
Ridgemoor Park Montessori59.5%131
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science59.2%666
Community Transition Campus58.7%346
City Middle-High School58.6%955
Grandville East Elementary School58%207
Cross Creek Charter Academy57.6%809
Comstock Park High School57.3%522
Lincoln School57.3%131
Meadow Brook Elementary School57.1%431
Pine Island Elementary School56.7%379
Northview Next Career Center56.3%32
Alpine Elementary School56.3%323
Lincoln Developmental Center54.3%94
Mill Creek Middle School53.8%385
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh53.1%32
Kent Education Center - Beltline51%49
Grandville Education Center50%22
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School48.5%99
Center for Economicology48.3%60
Stoney Creek Elementary School47.7%432
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing47.5%61
Walker Charter Academy47.4%711
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School46.8%267
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School46.7%184
Comstock Park Flex Academy45.5%33
Vanguard Charter Academy43.3%765
Pine Grove Learning Center42.7%103
NexTech High School40.3%144
Congress Elementary School39.7%237
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School39.5%309
Aberdeen Academy37.3%241
Southwood Elementary School36.1%302
Coit Creative Arts Academy35.4%246
Oriole Park Elementary School34.7%277
Explorer Elementary School33.8%556
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School32.6%175
Excel Charter Academy31%791
Knapp Charter Academy29.4%398
Shawmut Hills School28.8%267
Grand Rapids Learning Center25.6%39
Wyoming Junior High School25.3%584
Discovery Elementary School24.6%674
East Kentwood High School24.4%2,068
Crossroads Alternative High School24.1%224
Townline Elementary School24.1%320
Pinewood Middle School24%842
Crestwood Middle School23.3%700
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes23.3%73
Wyoming Intermediate School23.1%579
East Kentwood Freshman Campus22.9%742
Glenwood Elementary School22.7%543
Endeavor Elementary School22.6%553
Palmer School22.5%187
Wyoming High School22.2%1,273
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus22%214
Brookside Elementary School21.3%254
Wellspring Preparatory High School21%267
West Elementary School20.7%468
Brookwood Elementary School20.3%370
Parkview Elementary School20.3%296
PrepNet Virtual Academy19.1%1,080
Grand River Preparatory High School18.4%635
West Kelloggsville School18.2%253
Union High Transition18%50
Bowen Elementary School17.6%357
Meadowlawn Elementary School17.1%339
Valleywood Middle School17%541
54th Street Academy17%94
Gladiola Elementary School16.9%290
Challenger Elementary School16.9%413
Kelloggsville Middle School15.8%475
Ottawa High Transition14.3%14
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier14.3%7
Kelloggsville High School14.1%595
Westwood Middle School13.6%176
West Godwin Elementary School13%393
Sibley School13%308
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School12.6%494
Harrison Park Academy12.3%708
Godwin Heights Middle School12.3%382
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School11.9%118
Mulick Park Elementary School11.7%264
Riverside Middle School11.5%227
North Godwin Elementary School11.3%400
Southeast Kelloggsville School11.1%287
Kent Hills Elementary School10%370
New Branches Charter Academy9.9%345
Innovation Central High School9.6%386
Ridge Park Charter Academy9.5%507
Godwin Heights Learning Center9.3%97
Alger Middle School8.9%314
Southeast Career Pathways8.5%106
Union High School7.8%881
Lee High School7.8%537
Campus Elementary School7.6%210
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids7.5%226
Vista Charter Academy7.5%641
Ottawa Hills High School7.5%385
Godfrey Elementary School7.4%325
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue7.1%661
Lee Middle School6.9%346
Sherwood Global Studies Academy6.6%121
Godwin Heights Senior High School6.4%656
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy5.9%494
East Lee Campus5.7%88
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center5.1%355
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy4.7%299
River City Scholars Charter Academy4.2%286
Burton Elementary School3.6%365
Burton Middle School2.7%488
Dickinson Academy2.2%224
Buchanan Elementary School2.1%379
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School1.6%437
Newcomers Community School1.3%157
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center0.9%213
Gerald Dawkins Academy0.7%152
William C. Abney Academy Elementary0.7%273
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue0.5%378
Hope Academy of West Michigan0.4%284

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Roguewood Elementary SchoolNorth Godwin Elementary SchoolSibley SchoolNorthview High SchoolSparta Middle SchoolChandler Woods Charter AcademyKent City Elementary SchoolMichigan Department of EducationNorthview Next Career CenterParkview Elementary SchoolKelloggsville High SchoolByron Center High SchoolJohn Ball Park Zoo SchoolCaledonia Elementary SchoolCrossroads Alternative High SchoolEast Rockford Middle SchoolAlpine Elementary SchoolKnapp Charter AcademyVanguard Charter AcademyAlto Elementary SchoolWest Elementary SchoolBlandford SchoolForest Hills Transition CenterKenowa Hills Middle SchoolNextech High School of Grand RapidsStoney Creek Elementary SchoolDuncan Lake Transitions ProgramMarshall Elementary SchoolMulick Park Elementary SchoolKent City Middle SchoolInnovation Central High SchoolDutton Elementary SchoolWest Oakview Elementary SchoolSoutheast Career PathwaysUnion High SchoolNorth Park Montessori AcademyKettle Lake Elementary SchoolCentral Kelloggsville Elementary SchoolLowell Senior High SchoolKenowa Hills Central Elementary SchoolCity Middle High SchoolSouthwood Elementary SchoolExplorer Elementary SchoolWest MI Academy of Environmental ScienceGodwin Heights Middle SchoolEndeavor Elementary SchoolRockford Spanish ImmersionGrand Rapids Child Discovery CenterRiverside Middle SchoolPine Ridge Elementary SchoolSparta Senior High SchoolGrandville Century Park Learning CenterCongress Elementary SchoolBurton Middle SchoolWyoming Junior High SchoolHope Academy of West MichiganNorthern Hills Middle SchoolParkside Elementary SchoolBowen Elementary SchoolRidgeview Elementary SchoolRidge Park Charter AcademyOttawa High TransitionRockford High SchoolAberdeen AcademyLighthouse Academy the PierPalmer SchoolCA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High SchoolLowell Middle SchoolCherry Creek Elementary SchoolEast Grand Rapids High SchoolKelloggsville Middle SchoolGlenwood Elementary SchoolHarrison Park AcademyWest Michigan Aviation AcademyCollins Elementary SchoolMeadow Ridge Elementary SchoolNorth Oakview Elementary SchoolCross Creek Charter AcademyWellspring Preparatory High SchoolPrepNet Virtual AcademyVista Charter AcademyGrand Rapids Montessori AcademyGrandville High SchoolMeadow Brook Elementary SchoolByron Center Charter SchoolAda Vista Elementary SchoolCedar View Elementary SchoolKent Education Center-BeltlineBeach Elementary SchoolEastern Middle SchoolCoit Creative Arts AcademyLincoln Developmental CenterEmpower UDickinson AcademyAlger Middle SchoolGodfrey Elementary SchoolBelmont Elementary SchoolCesar E. Chavez Elementary SchoolLighthouse Academy - South CampusRockford High School Freshman CenterNorthern Trails 5/6 SchoolRed Hawk Intermediate SchoolEast Oakview Elementary SchoolPine Island Elementary SchoolCrestwood Elementary SchoolRidgemoor Park MontessoriCrossroads Middle SchoolComstock Park Flex AcademyGrandville East Elementary SchoolPinewood Middle SchoolKent City Virtual AcademyBushnell Elementary SchoolOrchard View Elementary SchoolNew Branches Charter AcademyMeadowlawn Elementary SchoolLincoln Heights Elem. SchoolGodwin Heights Senior High School54th Street AcademyAda Elementary SchoolGrand Rapids University Preparatory AcademyWalker Charter AcademyRiver Valley AcademyTownline Elementary SchoolEast Grand Rapids Middle SchoolThornapple Elementary SchoolNewcomers Community SchoolCedar Springs High SchoolValley View Elementary SchoolKenOSha Park Elementary SchoolMurray Lake Elementary SchoolCenter for EconomicologyEastern High SchoolChallenger Elementary SchoolCentral Woodlands 5/6 SchoolHighlands SchoolComstock Park High SchoolGrand River Preparatory High SchoolGrandville Cummings Elementary SchoolGerald R. Ford Academic CenterDuncan Lake Middle SchoolWyoming High SchoolGrandville Grand View Elementary SchoolWealthy SchoolNew Beginnings Alternative High SchoolBuchanan Elementary SchoolGrandville South Elementary SchoolGrandville Middle SchoolNorth Rockford Middle SchoolLakes Elementary SchoolCovenant House Academy Grand RapidsGodfrey-Lee Early Childhood CenterBrown Elementary SchoolGodwin Heights Learning CenterOriole Park Elementary SchoolOttawa Hills High SchoolBrookside Elementary SchoolDiscovery Elementary SchoolCentral Middle SchoolWest Kelloggsville SchoolSherwood Global Studies AcademyCampus Elementary SchoolCannonsburg Elementary SchoolRiver City Scholars Charter AcademyGoodwillie Environmental SchoolCreative Technologies AcademyGrandville Central Elementary SchoolCaledonia High SchoolBreton Downs SchoolLee High SchoolEast Kentwood Freshman CampusWestwood Middle SchoolExcel Charter AcademyBethany Based SchoolSoutheast Kelloggsville SchoolKent City High SchoolLakeside SchoolKnapp Forest Elementary SchoolSand Lake Elementary SchoolRobert L. Nickels Intermediate SchoolValleywood Middle SchoolGrand Rapids Public Museum HighKent Hills Elementary SchoolWilliam C. Abney Academy ElementaryZinser Elementary SchoolKent Education Center-OakleighCentral High SchoolKenowa Hills Pathways High SchoolKenowa Hills High SchoolGrand Rapids Montessori Middle High SchoolLighthouse Academy - WaalkesGladiola Elementary SchoolByron Center West Middle SchoolEmmons Lake Elementary SchoolUnity Alternative SchoolAppleview Elementary SchoolEast Lee CampusSouthwest Middle-High Academia BilingueSouthwest Elementary Academia BilingueShawmut Hills SchoolCA Frost Environmental Science Academy ElementaryKent ISD Deaf and Hard of HearingBurton Elementary SchoolBrookwood Elementary SchoolCrestwood Middle SchoolMartin Luther King Leadership AcademyGrand Rapids Public Museum Middle SchoolNorthern High SchoolGrand Rapids Learning CenterCedar Trails Elementary SchoolPine Grove Learning CenterEast Kentwood High SchoolGrandville Education CenterKraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolCountryside Elementary SchoolWyoming IntermediateLee Middle SchoolWest Godwin Elementary SchoolLincoln SchoolUnion High TransitionMill Creek Middle SchoolNorthview Next Learning CenterGrandville West Elementary School

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