South Kent News

There were 102,892 students enrolled in Kent County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The county's data showed that kindergarten had the biggest classes with 8,556 students during the 2022-23 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 3,547 students.

Countywide, Grand Rapids Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Kent County.

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.

District	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Grand Rapids Public Schools	13,900	13,787	-0.8
Kentwood Public Schools	9,338	9,368	0.3
Forest Hills Public Schools	9,345	9,208	-1.5
Rockford Public Schools	7,762	7,719	-0.6
Grandville Public Schools	5,613	5,521	-1.6
Caledonia Community Schools	4,604	4,613	0.2
Byron Center Public Schools	4,437	4,443	0.1
Wyoming Public Schools	3,963	3,916	-1.2
Kent ISD	3,626	3,531	-2.6
Lowell Area Schools	3,517	3,498	-0.5
Cedar Springs Public Schools	3,348	3,202	-4.4
Northview Public Schools	3,138	3,061	-2.5
Kenowa Hills Public Schools	3,110	3,010	-3.2
East Grand Rapids Public Schools	2,895	2,946	1.8
Sparta Area Schools	2,428	2,433	0.2
Kelloggsville Public Schools	2,238	2,272	1.5
Godwin Heights Public Schools	2,033	2,026	-0.3
Comstock Park Public Schools	1,824	1,776	-2.6
Tri County Area Schools	1,750	1,719	-1.8
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	1,730	1,650	-4.6
Kent City Community Schools	1,225	1,291	5.4
PrepNet Virtual Academy	1,366	1,220	-10.7
Vanguard Charter Academy	775	797	2.8
Excel Charter Academy	789	784	-0.6
Cross Creek Charter Academy	782	780	-0.3
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	736	773	5
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	778	728	-6.4
Walker Charter Academy	711	698	-1.8
Vista Charter Academy	623	605	-2.9
West Michigan Aviation Academy	609	605	-0.7
Grand River Preparatory High School	601	604	0.5
Knapp Charter Academy	659	576	-12.6
Ridge Park Charter Academy	530	493	-7
Hope Academy of West Michigan	379	359	-5.3
New Branches Charter Academy	368	358	-2.7
Lighthouse Academy	298	349	17.1
William C. Abney Academy	328	347	5.8
River City Scholars Charter Academy	380	346	-8.9
Creative Technologies Academy	306	323	5.6
Wellspring Preparatory High School	355	307	-13.5
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	274	287	4.7
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids	224	230	2.7
Byron Center Charter School	197	193	-2
NexTech High School	106	140	32.1