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Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan

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Kentwood Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,357 (2022-2023)
Schools: 16 (2022-2023)
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Kentwood Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Kent County). During the 2023 school year, 9,357 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Kentwood Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tanya Powell-May2028
Marlon Brown20242028
Allen Young20122028
Mimi Madden20032028
Pete Battey2026
Kim Taboada-Arzate2026
Sylvia James20182026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $19,071,000 $2,067 13%
Local: $51,842,000 $5,618 36%
State: $72,947,000 $7,905 51%
Total: $143,860,000 $15,590
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $135,449,000 $14,678
Total Current Expenditures: $110,276,000 $11,950
Instructional Expenditures: $70,830,000 $7,675 52%
Student and Staff Support: $9,284,000 $1,006 7%
Administration: $11,351,000 $1,230 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,811,000 $2,038 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,534,000 $1,574
Construction: $9,396,000 $1,018
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $621,000 $67
Interest on Debt: $3,153,000 $341


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 44 18 30 <50 40-44 47
2018-2019 38 53 22 32 21-39 40 50
2017-2018 31 41 19 25 <50 29 41
2016-2017 34 47 21 28 <50 30-34 44
2015-2016 34 46 20 29 <=20 30-34 43
2014-2015 34 47 19 27 >=50 25-29 45
2013-2014 41 49 25 37 >=50 35-39 51
2012-2013 38 48 23 33 40-59 30-34 48
2011-2012 38 54 25 31 40-59 35-39 47
2010-2011 82 80 73 81 >=50 85-89 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 46 53 30 42 <50 50-54 61
2018-2019 49 55 34 47 21-39 52 63
2017-2018 42 49 29 41 <50 36 53
2016-2017 54 59 40 48 <50 50-54 66
2015-2016 51 57 35 48 40-59 50-54 64
2014-2015 48 50 34 47 >=50 50-54 60
2013-2014 66 64 54 66 >=50 65-69 75
2012-2013 65 63 54 62 >=80 65-69 73
2011-2012 63 63 50 57 >=80 65-69 73
2010-2011 83 82 75 82 >=50 85-89 88

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 90-94 80-84 80-84 PS 70-79 85-89
2018-2019 79 85-89 75-79 75-79 PS 60-69 80-84
2017-2018 78 80-84 75-79 65-69 PS 70-79 80-84
2016-2017 78 85-89 75-79 75-79 PS 80-89 75-79
2015-2016 75 75-79 70-74 80-84 >=50 60-79 75-79
2014-2015 75 75-79 70-74 60-64 PS 80-89 76
2013-2014 71 75-79 65-69 45-49 >=50 60-79 78
2012-2013 70 70-74 65-69 60-64 PS 70-79 74
2011-2012 74 70-74 65-69 60-64 PS 80-89 80
2010-2011 70 80-89 55-59 60-64 PS 60-79 78


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 9,357 0.3
2021-2022 9,325 1.0
2020-2021 9,228 -1.3
2019-2020 9,352 0.8
2018-2019 9,276 1.5
2017-2018 9,139 1.0
2016-2017 9,044 1.5
2015-2016 8,909 1.4
2014-2015 8,782 0.1
2013-2014 8,776 0.7
2012-2013 8,718 -0.5
2011-2012 8,761 -0.4
2010-2011 8,795 2.1
2009-2010 8,607 -3.8
2008-2009 8,934 -2.8
2007-2008 9,182 -0.5
2006-2007 9,229 -3.7
2005-2006 9,569 3.8
2004-2005 9,203 -2.3
2003-2004 9,419 2.1
2002-2003 9,218 1.3
2001-2002 9,095 5.0
2000-2001 8,644 1.5
1999-2000 8,514 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Kentwood Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.2 3.6
Black 33.1 18.1
Hispanic 17.7 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.9 5.1
White 25.7 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Kentwood Public Schools had 552.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.94.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 39.70
Elementary: 178.00
Secondary: 263.66
Total: 552.46

Kentwood Public Schools employed 16.00 district administrators and 33.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 33.00
School Administrative Support: 73.61
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 134.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.28
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.28
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 13.40
Student Support Services: 125.76
Other Support Services: 252.04


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Kentwood Public Schools operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bowen Elementary365PK-5
Brookwood Elementary349PK-5
Challenger Elementary341KG-5
Crestwood Middle School6826-8
Crossroads Alternative High School2426-12
Discovery Elementary711KG-5
East Kentwood Freshman Campus7439-9
East Kentwood High School2,01010-12
Endeavor Elementary544KG-5
Explorer Elementary527KG-5
Glenwood Elementary406KG-5
Meadowlawn Elementary378PK-5
Pinewood Middle School8096-8
Southwood Elementary332KG-5
Townline Elementary307PK-5
Valleywood Middle School5146-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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