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Kent County Education: 19,815 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools 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 19,815 Hispanic students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 20.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 222 schools in Kent County, Wyoming High School recorded the largest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 665 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 Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue93.1%378
East Lee Campus86.4%88
Hope Academy of West Michigan84.5%284
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue84.4%661
Burton Elementary School83.6%365
Buchanan Elementary School83.6%379
Godfrey Elementary School80.9%325
Lee High School80.6%537
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School78.5%437
Lee Middle School77.2%346
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center75.5%355
Burton Middle School73.4%488
Newcomers Community School72%157
Gladiola Elementary School62.4%290
Godwin Heights Senior High School61.3%656
Godwin Heights Middle School59.9%382
North Godwin Elementary School58.3%400
West Godwin Elementary School57.8%393
Godwin Heights Learning Center54.6%97
Parkview Elementary School53.4%296
Wyoming High School52.2%1,273
Vista Charter Academy52.1%641
West Kelloggsville School51%253
Dickinson Academy50.9%224
Union High School49.1%881
Innovation Central High School48.4%386
Wyoming Intermediate School48%579
Wyoming Junior High School47.3%584
Southeast Career Pathways47.2%106
Kelloggsville High School46.2%595
Harrison Park Academy45.6%708
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center44.6%213
Kelloggsville Middle School44%475
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy42.3%494
Sibley School42.2%308
Grand River Preparatory High School40.8%635
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School40.7%494
West Elementary School39.7%468
Oriole Park Elementary School39.4%277
54th Street Academy39.4%94
Grand Rapids Learning Center38.5%39
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing36.1%61
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids35%226
Westwood Middle School34.7%176
Southeast Kelloggsville School33.8%287
Center for Economicology33.3%60
Vanguard Charter Academy33.1%765
Shawmut Hills School32.6%267
Grandville Education Center31.8%22
Townline Elementary School30.6%320
NexTech High School29.2%144
Ottawa High Transition28.6%14
Brookside Elementary School28.3%254
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School28%175
Kent City High School27.9%383
Comstock Park High School27.4%522
Comstock Park Flex Academy27.3%33
Palmer School27.3%187
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School27.3%99
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science27.2%666
Grandville East Elementary School26.6%207
Alpine Elementary School26.3%323
Union High Transition26%50
Valleywood Middle School25.9%541
Southwood Elementary School25.8%302
New Branches Charter Academy25.8%345
Mill Creek Middle School25.7%385
Congress Elementary School25.3%237
Stoney Creek Elementary School25%432
Pine Island Elementary School24.3%379
Kent City Middle School24.1%290
Sherwood Global Studies Academy24%121
Walker Charter Academy23.8%711
Pine Grove Learning Center23.3%103
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School22.8%267
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School22.3%309
Crossroads Alternative High School21.9%224
Glenwood Elementary School21.7%543
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus21.5%214
Lincoln Developmental Center21.3%94
Kent City Elementary School21.2%537
Campus Elementary School21%210
Kent Hills Elementary School20.8%370
Coit Creative Arts Academy20.3%246
Kenowa Hills Middle School20.2%634
Meadowlawn Elementary School20.1%339
Wellspring Preparatory High School19.9%267
Aberdeen Academy19.9%241
City Middle-High School19.5%955
East Kentwood Freshman Campus19.5%742
Grandville Grand View Elementary School18.7%406
Knapp Charter Academy18.6%398
Bowen Elementary School18.2%357
Ottawa Hills High School17.9%385
East Kentwood High School17.9%2,068
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School17.8%118
Alger Middle School17.8%314
Pinewood Middle School17.7%842
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy17.1%299
Ada Vista Elementary School17%446
Grandville Central Elementary School16.9%201
Excel Charter Academy16.8%791
Bethany Based School16.7%12
Riverside Middle School16.7%227
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School16.3%184
Discovery Elementary School16.2%674
Grandville Middle School16.1%850
Kenowa Hills High School16.1%876
Grandville West Elementary School15.7%191
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh15.6%32
Mulick Park Elementary School15.5%264
Northview Next Learning Center15.4%136
Community Transition Campus15.3%346
Grandville South Elementary School15.3%287
Ridge Park Charter Academy15.2%507
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary14.9%476
Rockford Spanish Immersion14.7%307
Ridgeview Elementary School14.6%555
Crestwood Middle School14.6%700
Sparta Senior High School14.5%778
Challenger Elementary School14.5%413
Grandville High School14.3%1,719
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier14.3%7
Explorer Elementary School14%556
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy13.8%297
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes13.7%73
Endeavor Elementary School13.7%553
Appleview Elementary School13.7%517
Sparta Middle School13.3%503
Cross Creek Charter Academy13.2%809
Brookwood Elementary School13.2%370
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center13.2%287
Dutton Elementary School13.2%317
Kent City Alternative High School13%23
Zinser Elementary School12.9%443
Byron Center Charter School12.6%199
West Oakview Elementary School12.5%240
Parkside Elementary School12.3%179
Grandville Cummings Elementary School12.3%366
Crossroads Middle School11.9%472
Grandville Century Park Learning Center11.9%411
Blandford School11.7%60
Northern Trails 5-6 School11.5%520
East Oakview Elementary School11.3%371
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School11%538
River Valley Academy10.8%37
Highlands School10.3%445
North Oakview Elementary School10.1%346
Northern Hills Middle School10.1%515
Northview High School9.8%1,078
Byron Center High School9.7%1,387
Countryside Elementary School9.6%426
Lincoln School9.2%131
Ridgemoor Park Montessori9.2%131
North Park Montessori Academy9%379
Marshall Elementary School8.9%463
Byron Center West Middle School8.8%729
West Michigan Aviation Academy8.8%600
Collins Elementary School8.7%356
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School8.5%703
Northern High School8.5%1,088
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School8.4%705
Kent Education Center - Beltline8.2%49
Meadow Brook Elementary School8.1%431
Belmont Elementary School7.6%277
PrepNet Virtual Academy7.5%1,080
Brown Elementary School7.5%438
Lakeside School7.5%453
River City Scholars Charter Academy7.3%286
Duncan Lake Middle School7.2%696
Orchard View Elementary School7.1%439
East Grand Rapids High School7%908
Caledonia Elementary School6.9%378
Rockford High School Freshman Center6.7%584
Gerald Dawkins Academy6.6%152
Caledonia High School6.3%1,438
North Rockford Middle School6.3%908
Creative Technologies Academy6.3%302
Northview Next Career Center6.3%32
Beach Elementary School6.3%445
Lakes Elementary School6.1%409
New Beginnings Alternative High School6%50
East Grand Rapids Middle School5.9%710
Lowell Senior High School5.6%1,058
Sand Lake Elementary School5.6%780
Red Hawk Elementary School5.5%657
Thornapple Elementary School5.5%361
Rockford High School5.5%1,750
Cherry Creek Elementary School5.4%485
Cedar Springs High School5.4%952
Unity Alternative School5.3%19
Lowell Middle School5.3%790
John Ball Park Zoo School5.2%58
Breton Downs School5.1%451
William C. Abney Academy Elementary5.1%273
Cedar View Elementary School4.9%466
Ada Elementary School4.8%293
Central High School4.7%999
Central Middle School4.7%488
Bushnell Elementary School4.7%253
Alto Elementary School4.6%417
Forest Hills Transition Center4.5%22
Chandler Woods Charter Academy4.5%741
Emmons Lake Elementary School4.5%377
Cedar Trails Elementary School4.4%431
East Rockford Middle School4.3%788
Central Woodlands 5-6 School4.3%462
Crestwood Elementary School4.1%469
Wealthy School4.1%462
Kettle Lake Elementary School4%349
Eastern Middle School4%528
Roguewood Elementary School3.9%283
Goodwillie Environmental School3.9%103
Meadow Ridge Elementary School3.8%397
Pine Ridge Elementary School3.8%472
Eastern High School3.8%768
Knapp Forest Elementary School3.7%520
Lincoln Heights Elementary School3.5%398
Valley View Elementary School3.3%336
Murray Lake Elementary School3.2%433
Cannonsburg Elementary School3.1%262
Duncan Lake Transitions Program0%3

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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