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Kent County Education: 240 American Indian 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 240 American Indian students enrolled in Kent County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 222 schools in Kent County, PrepNet Virtual Academy and West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science recorded the largest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of eight 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Pine Grove Learning Center2.9%103
Grand Rapids Learning Center2.6%39
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School1.9%309
Goodwillie Environmental School1.9%103
Meadowlawn Elementary School1.5%339
Dickinson Academy1.3%224
Crossroads Alternative High School1.3%224
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science1.2%666
Coit Creative Arts Academy1.2%246
Aberdeen Academy1.2%241
Shawmut Hills School1.1%267
Palmer School1.1%187
East Lee Campus1.1%88
North Park Montessori Academy1.1%379
Grand Rapids Montessori Middle-High School1.1%184
Godwin Heights Learning Center1%97
Kenowa Hills Pathways High School1%99
River City Scholars Charter Academy1%286
Lincoln School0.8%131
Appleview Elementary School0.8%517
Ridgemoor Park Montessori0.8%131
Walker Charter Academy0.8%711
West Godwin Elementary School0.8%393
Emmons Lake Elementary School0.8%377
Zinser Elementary School0.7%443
Grandville Grand View Elementary School0.7%406
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy0.7%297
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School0.7%267
Parkview Elementary School0.7%296
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center0.7%287
PrepNet Virtual Academy0.7%1,080
Murray Lake Elementary School0.7%433
Kettle Lake Elementary School0.6%349
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle School0.6%175
Townline Elementary School0.6%320
West Elementary School0.6%468
Valleywood Middle School0.6%541
Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School0.6%538
Brookwood Elementary School0.5%370
Knapp Charter Academy0.5%398
Byron Center Charter School0.5%199
Grandville West Elementary School0.5%191
Orchard View Elementary School0.5%439
East Oakview Elementary School0.5%371
Cedar Trails Elementary School0.5%431
Innovation Central High School0.5%386
City Middle-High School0.5%955
Grandville Middle School0.5%850
Explorer Elementary School0.5%556
Kenowa Hills High School0.5%876
Wyoming Intermediate School0.5%579
West Kelloggsville School0.4%253
Cedar Springs High School0.4%952
Northview High School0.4%1,078
Brookside Elementary School0.4%254
Congress Elementary School0.4%237
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids0.4%226
Harrison Park Academy0.4%708
Sparta Middle School0.4%503
Sand Lake Elementary School0.4%780
Kelloggsville Middle School0.4%475
Mulick Park Elementary School0.4%264
Byron Center High School0.3%1,387
Grandville Cummings Elementary School0.3%366
Sibley School0.3%308
Alger Middle School0.3%314
Kent City Middle School0.3%290
Southeast Kelloggsville School0.3%287
Collins Elementary School0.3%356
Rockford Spanish Immersion0.3%307
Sparta Senior High School0.3%778
East Kentwood Freshman Campus0.3%742
Crestwood Middle School0.3%700
Duncan Lake Middle School0.3%696
Kraft Meadows Intermediate School0.3%703
Community Transition Campus0.3%346
Robert L. Nickels Intermediate School0.3%705
Caledonia Elementary School0.3%378
Alpine Elementary School0.3%323
Godwin Heights Middle School0.3%382
Burton Elementary School0.3%365
East Grand Rapids High School0.3%908
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School0.2%437
Wyoming Junior High School0.2%584
Endeavor Elementary School0.2%553
Beach Elementary School0.2%445
Alto Elementary School0.2%417
Northern Trails 5-6 School0.2%520
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary0.2%476
Kelloggsville High School0.2%595
Godwin Heights Senior High School0.2%656
Grandville High School0.2%1,719
East Kentwood High School0.2%2,068
Caledonia High School0.2%1,438
Lowell Senior High School0.2%1,058
Wyoming High School0.2%1,273
Kenowa Hills Middle School0.2%634
Red Hawk Elementary School0.2%657
Crestwood Elementary School0.2%469
Kent City Elementary School0.2%537
Central Middle School0.2%488
Central Kelloggsville Elementary School0.2%494
Countryside Elementary School0.2%426
Ridgeview Elementary School0.2%555
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue0.2%661
Grand River Preparatory High School0.2%635
West Michigan Aviation Academy0.2%600
Grandville Century Park Learning Center0.2%411
Lowell Middle School0.1%790
Vanguard Charter Academy0.1%765
Discovery Elementary School0.1%674
Northern High School0.1%1,088
Eastern High School0.1%768
Central High School0.1%999
Byron Center West Middle School0%729
Brown Elementary School0%438
Knapp Forest Elementary School0%520
Thornapple Elementary School0%361
Central Woodlands 5-6 School0%462
Rockford High School0%1,750
Ada Elementary School0%293
Marshall Elementary School0%463
Burton Middle School0%488
Cedar View Elementary School0%466
Kent City High School0%383
Belmont Elementary School0%277
North Oakview Elementary School0%346
Lakeside School0%453
Glenwood Elementary School0%543
Northern Hills Middle School0%515
Excel Charter Academy0%791
Eastern Middle School0%528
Challenger Elementary School0%413
Meadow Brook Elementary School0%431
Cross Creek Charter Academy0%809
Bowen Elementary School0%357
Pinewood Middle School0%842
Lakes Elementary School0%409
Oriole Park Elementary School0%277
Cherry Creek Elementary School0%485
Comstock Park High School0%522
Creative Technologies Academy0%302
Center for Economicology0%60
Vista Charter Academy0%641
Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School0%118
East Rockford Middle School0%788
Pine Island Elementary School0%379
North Godwin Elementary School0%400
Newcomers Community School0%157
Lincoln Developmental Center0%94
Grandville Central Elementary School0%201
Highlands School0%445
Wealthy School0%462
Meadow Ridge Elementary School0%397
Breton Downs School0%451
Sherwood Global Studies Academy0%121
Lighthouse Academy - South Campus0%214
Gladiola Elementary School0%290
New Beginnings Alternative High School0%50
Kent Hills Elementary School0%370
Lee Middle School0%346
Stoney Creek Elementary School0%432
Parkside Elementary School0%179
Wellspring Preparatory High School0%267
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy0%494
Kent Intermediate School District Deaf and Hard of Hearing0%61
Forest Hills Transition Center0%22
Mill Creek Middle School0%385
Buchanan Elementary School0%379
Hope Academy of West Michigan0%284
Lighthouse Academy - Waalkes0%73
Southwest Middle-High Academia Bilingue0%378
54th Street Academy0%94
Comstock Park Flex Academy0%33
Northview Next Learning Center0%136
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy0%299
Southeast Career Pathways0%106
Westwood Middle School0%176
Ottawa Hills High School0%385
Gerald Dawkins Academy0%152
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center0%213
Ottawa High Transition0%14
Riverside Middle School0%227
Grandville Education Center0%22
Bethany Based School0%12
Northview Next Career Center0%32
Grandville East Elementary School0%207
John Ball Park Zoo School0%58
Duncan Lake Transitions Program0%3
Godfrey Elementary School0%325
Crossroads Middle School0%472
Bushnell Elementary School0%253
West Oakview Elementary School0%240
NexTech High School0%144
Lighthouse Academy - the Pier0%7
Ada Vista Elementary School0%446
Valley View Elementary School0%336
Ridge Park Charter Academy0%507
Rockford High School Freshman Center0%584
Chandler Woods Charter Academy0%741
Union High School0%881
Grandville South Elementary School0%287
East Grand Rapids Middle School0%710
Pine Ridge Elementary School0%472
Dutton Elementary School0%317
New Branches Charter Academy0%345
Southwood Elementary School0%302
North Rockford Middle School0%908
Roguewood Elementary School0%283
Union High Transition0%50
Lincoln Heights Elementary School0%398
William C. Abney Academy Elementary0%273
Unity Alternative School0%19
Cannonsburg Elementary School0%262
Kent City Alternative High School0%23
Blandford School0%60
Campus Elementary School0%210
Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center0%355
Kent Education Center - Oakleigh0%32
Lee High School0%537
River Valley Academy0%37
Kent Education Center - Beltline0%49

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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