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How many African American students were enrolled in Kent County 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 14,217 African American students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% 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, African American students comprised 14.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 222 schools in Kent County, East Kentwood High School recorded the largest enrollment of African American students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 761 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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
William C. Abney Academy Elementary89.4%273
Gerald Dawkins Academy88.8%152
River City Scholars Charter Academy73.1%286
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy72.2%299
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier71.4%7
Ottawa Hills High School68.1%385
Mulick Park Elementary School67.4%264
Ridge Park Charter Academy65.9%507
Campus Elementary School63.3%210
Alger Middle School63.1%314
Riverside Middle School61.2%227
Kent Hills Elementary School58.9%370
Sherwood Global Studies Academy57.9%121
Ottawa High Transition57.1%14
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School56.8%118
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes56.2%73
PrepNet Virtual Academy54.5%1,080
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids51.3%226
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center51.2%213
New Branches Charter Academy51%345
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus49.5%214
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy46.6%494
Brookwood Elementary School45.1%370
Challenger Elementary School45%413
Wellspring Preparatory High School43.4%267
Crossroads Alternative High School42.4%224
Southeast Kelloggsville School42.2%287
54th Street Academy40.4%94
Union High Transition40%50
Brookside Elementary School39.8%254
Dickinson Academy38.8%224
Southeast Career Pathways38.7%106
Glenwood Elementary School38.5%543
Westwood Middle School36.9%176
East Kentwood High School36.8%2,068
Endeavor Elementary School35.8%553
Union High School35.8%881
Valleywood Middle School35.7%541
Innovation Central High School35.5%386
Bowen Elementary School35.3%357
Crestwood Middle School34.6%700
Pinewood Middle School34.6%842
Sibley School34.4%308
Knapp Charter Academy34.4%398
Discovery Elementary School34.3%674
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School33.4%494
East Kentwood Freshman Campus33.2%742
Kelloggsville Middle School32.2%475
Excel Charter Academy32.2%791
Meadowlawn Elementary School32.2%339
Palmer School31.6%187
Aberdeen Academy31.5%241
Vista Charter Academy30.9%641
Grand Rapids Learning Center30.8%39
Kelloggsville High School30.8%595
Harrison Park Academy29.9%708
Coit Creative Arts Academy29.7%246
Grand River Preparatory High School28.5%635
Congress Elementary School28.3%237
Explorer Elementary School27.2%556
West Elementary School25.9%468
Godwin Heights Learning Center25.8%97
Shawmut Hills School25.1%267
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh25%32
Townline Elementary School24.4%320
NexTech High School24.3%144
Newcomers Community School24.2%157
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School23.6%309
Godwin Heights Senior High School23.6%656
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School23.4%175
Southwood Elementary School22.5%302
Kent Education Center - Beltline22.4%49
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School22.3%184
North Godwin Elementary School22.3%400
Burton Middle School21.9%488
Pine Grove Learning Center20.4%103
West Godwin Elementary School19.8%393
Lincoln School19.8%131
Wyoming Intermediate School19.3%579
Parkview Elementary School19.3%296
Ridgemoor Park Montessori19.1%131
Godwin Heights Middle School19.1%382
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School18.7%267
West Kelloggsville School18.2%253
Grandville Education Center18.2%22
Wyoming Junior High School17.8%584
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School17.8%437
Community Transition Campus17.6%346
Wyoming High School16.6%1,273
Comstock Park Flex Academy15.2%33
Hope Academy of West Michigan14.4%284
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy14.1%297
Lincoln Developmental Center13.8%94
Oriole Park Elementary School13.7%277
Gladiola Elementary School13.4%290
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center13%355
Buchanan Elementary School12.9%379
Northview Next Career Center12.5%32
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center12.2%287
Alpine Elementary School12.1%323
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School12.1%99
Center for Economicology11.7%60
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary11.6%476
Burton Elementary School11.2%365
Grandville West Elementary School11%191
Northview Next Learning Center11%136
Vanguard Charter Academy10.6%765
Stoney Creek Elementary School10.6%432
Northview High School10.4%1,078
West Michigan Aviation Academy9.8%600
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science9.5%666
Lee Middle School9.5%346
Cross Creek Charter Academy9.4%809
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School8.6%538
Lee High School8.4%537
Godfrey Elementary School8.3%325
Bethany Based School8.3%12
Crossroads Middle School8.3%472
North Oakview Elementary School8.1%346
Highlands School8.1%445
Walker Charter Academy8%711
City Middle-High School8%955
Grandville South Elementary School7.7%287
Pine Island Elementary School7.7%379
Mill Creek Middle School7.5%385
North Park Montessori Academy6.9%379
Comstock Park High School6.9%522
West Oakview Elementary School6.7%240
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing6.6%61
Meadow Brook Elementary School6.5%431
Northern High School6.5%1,088
East Oakview Elementary School6.5%371
Northern Hills Middle School6.4%515
Grandville Grand View Elementary School6.2%406
Grandville Middle School6.1%850
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue5.9%661
East Lee Campus5.7%88
Northern Trails 5-6 School5.4%520
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue5%378
Kenowa Hills Middle School4.9%634
Grandville High School4.7%1,719
Forest Hills Transition Center4.5%22
Grandville East Elementary School4.3%207
Kenowa Hills High School4.2%876
Dutton Elementary School4.1%317
Collins Elementary School3.9%356
Grandville Century Park Learning Center3.9%411
Wealthy School3.7%462
Orchard View Elementary School3.6%439
Zinser Elementary School3.4%443
John Ball Park Zoo School3.4%58
Grandville Cummings Elementary School3.3%366
Grandville Central Elementary School3%201
East Grand Rapids High School2.8%908
River Valley Academy2.7%37
Central High School2.7%999
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School2.6%703
Duncan Lake Middle School2.4%696
Appleview Elementary School2.3%517
Countryside Elementary School2.3%426
Pine Ridge Elementary School2.3%472
Cherry Creek Elementary School2.3%485
Byron Center West Middle School2.2%729
Caledonia High School2.2%1,438
Eastern High School2.1%768
Caledonia Elementary School2.1%378
Emmons Lake Elementary School2.1%377
Byron Center Charter School2%199
Central Middle School1.8%488
Sparta Senior High School1.7%778
Blandford School1.7%60
Central Woodlands 5-6 School1.7%462
Ada Vista Elementary School1.6%446
Marshall Elementary School1.5%463
Ada Elementary School1.4%293
Thornapple Elementary School1.4%361
Sparta Middle School1.4%503
East Grand Rapids Middle School1.4%710
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School1.3%705
Lincoln Heights Elementary School1.3%398
Lakeside School1.3%453
Cedar Trails Elementary School1.2%431
Byron Center High School1.2%1,387
Rockford High School Freshman Center1.2%584
Roguewood Elementary School1.1%283
Belmont Elementary School1.1%277
Eastern Middle School1.1%528
Parkside Elementary School1.1%179
Lakes Elementary School1%409
Goodwillie Environmental School1%103
Creative Technologies Academy1%302
Lowell Senior High School1%1,058
Crestwood Elementary School0.9%469
Rockford High School0.9%1,750
East Rockford Middle School0.9%788
Breton Downs School0.9%451
Murray Lake Elementary School0.9%433
Ridgeview Elementary School0.9%555
Lowell Middle School0.9%790
Bushnell Elementary School0.8%253
Meadow Ridge Elementary School0.8%397
Brown Elementary School0.7%438
Rockford Spanish Immersion0.7%307
Cedar View Elementary School0.6%466
Valley View Elementary School0.6%336
Cedar Springs High School0.6%952
Sand Lake Elementary School0.6%780
North Rockford Middle School0.6%908
Kent City High School0.5%383
Red Hawk Elementary School0.5%657
Chandler Woods Charter Academy0.5%741
Beach Elementary School0.4%445
Kettle Lake Elementary School0.3%349
Kent City Elementary School0.2%537
Knapp Forest Elementary School0.2%520
Cannonsburg Elementary School0%262
New Beginnings Alternative High School0%50
Kent City Alternative High School0%23
Alto Elementary School0%417
Unity Alternative School0%19
Kent City Middle School0%290
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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