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Grand Rapids, Michigan - 16 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Kentwood Public Schools #336 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,199 per pupil, Kentwood Public Schools ranks #327 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,357
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$13,199
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kentwood Public Schools operates 16 public schools serving 9,357 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 5 combined, 3 middle, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,199 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.0% local, 50.9% state, and 15.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #336 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 986.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.9% African American, 23.1% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadowlawn Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.0/100.
Its largest campus is East Kentwood High School, enrolling 2,068 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crossroads Alternative High School, at 216 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
East Kentwood High School accounts for 21.7% of all Kentwood Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Kentwood Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Kentwood Public Schools school enrollment varies 9.6× across entities
Kentwood Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 216 students (lowest) to 2,068 students (highest), a spread of 1,852 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kentwood Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Kentwood Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 987:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Kentwood Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kentwood Public Schools has 16 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 6 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 9,357 students.
How much does Kentwood Public Schools spend per student?
Kentwood Public Schools spends $13,199 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #336 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Kentwood Public Schools?
Kentwood Public Schools students are 34.9% African American, 23.1% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kentwood Public Schools?
Kentwood Public Schools has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #336 out of 707 districts in Michigan.