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Kentwood Public Schools

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Kentwood Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Kentwood Public Schools has 24.11 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kentwood Public Schools population is 63,501. Kentwood Public Schools median household income is $48,560 in 2010-2014. Kentwood Public Schools median house value is $127,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Kentwood Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (194 out of 510, top 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (225 out of 516, top 44%)* Rank: #236
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	17
Population	63,501 (2010-2014), rank #26
Population Growth	7.28% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,628.85/sq mi, rank #56
Median Household Income:	$48,560 at 2010-2014—1.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #249
Median House Price:	$127,800 at 2010-2014—-13.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #185
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	24.11 sq mi, rank #435
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.20%), rank #488
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County
City:	Wyoming, Kentwood, Grand Rapids, Caledonia, Cutlerville
Zip:	49548, 49508, 49512, 49546, 49316
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Kentwood Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

5820 Eastern Ave Se

Grand Rapids MI, 49508, Kent County

Phone: 616-455-4400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,776	8,718	8,761	8,795	8,607	8,934	9,182
English Language Learner Students:	1,275	1,184	1,042	974	758	699	708
Total Teachers:	456.12	463.05	443.89	448.06	473.84	504.30	516.40
Prekindergarten:	1.70	2.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	23.60	28.60	19.50	16.10	15.50	14.20	14.50
Elementary:	130.64	128.78	127.39	134.30	144.69	156.50	161.50
Secondary:	210.68	215.35	214.50	215.61	226.16	257.30	238.30
Ungraded:	89.50	88.32	82.50	81.05	85.49	76.30	102.10
Total Other Staff:	653.64	681.79	635.14	564.53	587.62	619.60	588.50
Instructional Aides:	204.59	239.59	189.61	130.32	156.16	173.30	177.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.00	13.00	14.00	15.60	15.00	14.00	14.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	4.00	4.00	4.60	2.50	1.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	10.00	11.00	12.50	13.00	12.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.99	2.99	2.99	3.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	14.00	13.00	14.00	15.00	13.00	15.00	13.00
District Administrators:	10.20	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrators:	25.80	25.00	24.00	23.00	23.00	26.00	26.00
School Administrative Support:	65.63	70.13	73.30	69.80	76.09	79.50	76.90
Student Support Services:	71.66	79.12	65.58	59.88	57.14	61.90	60.40
Other Support Services:	242.76	219.96	231.66	228.94	225.23	225.90	197.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.24	18.83	19.74	19.63	18.16	17.72	17.78

Schools

Bowen Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4483 Kalamazoo Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Brookwood Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5465 Kalamazoo Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Challenger Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2475 52nd St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Crestwood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2674 44th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49512
Crossroads Alternative High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	28 60th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Discovery Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2461 60th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
East Kentwood Freshman Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 9	6170 Valley Ln Dr Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
East Kentwood High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	6230 Kalamazoo Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Endeavor Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5757 East Paris Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49512
Explorer Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2307 68th St Se, Caledonia MI 49316
Glenwood Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	912 Silverleaf St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Meadowlawn Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4939 Burgis Ave Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Pine Rest - Kentwood Public Schools	Grade 3 to Grade 12	300 68th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Pinewood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2100 60th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Southwood Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	630 66th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Townline Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 60th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49548
Valleywood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1110 50th St Se, Grand Rapids MI 49508

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	60.1%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	59.2%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	74.3%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	71.3%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	62.4%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	63.4%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	62.4%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	60.2%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43.2%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.3%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	53.4%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.6%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.3%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.1%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.1%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.1%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.1%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50.7%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.1%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.3%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.4%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	17.5%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9.8%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	34.7%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	24.3%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	28%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.1%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	25.9%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	30.4%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.7%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	66.5%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.8%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	27.6%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.9%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	13.2%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	66.6%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	67%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	21.5%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	22.3%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	54%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.3%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.3%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20.3%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	16%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86.7%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	79.5%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82.8%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	81.8%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	38.3%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	29%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	40%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.9%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	47.4%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	43.7%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$98,109,000	$11,198		$98,484,000	$11,198		$99,108,000	$11,515
Federal:	$7,292,000	$832	7.4%	$9,886,000	$1,124	10.0%	$9,854,000	$1,145	9.9%
State:	$51,833,000	$5,916	52.8%	$47,345,000	$5,383	48.1%	$46,166,000	$5,364	46.6%
Local:	$38,984,000	$4,450	39.7%	$41,253,000	$4,691	41.9%	$43,088,000	$5,006	43.5%
Total Expenditures:	$95,951,000	$10,952		$94,668,000	$10,764		$94,946,000	$11,031
Total Current Expenditures:	$84,158,000	$9,606		$83,286,000	$9,470		$82,285,000	$9,560
Instructional Expenditures:	$54,533,000	$6,225	64.8%	$53,839,000	$6,122	64.6%	$53,171,000	$6,178	64.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,610,000	$983	10.2%	$8,982,000	$1,021	10.8%	$9,089,000	$1,056	11.0%
Administration:	$7,935,000	$906	9.4%	$7,709,000	$877	9.3%	$7,497,000	$871	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,080,000	$1,493	15.5%	$12,756,000	$1,450	15.3%	$12,528,000	$1,456	15.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,544,000	$405		$3,284,000	$373		$4,061,000	$472
Construction:	$2,147,000	$245		$2,596,000	$295		$2,083,000	$242
Total Other:	$1,312,000	$150		$1,420,000	$161		$1,258,000	$146
Interest on Debt:	$3,775,000	$431		$3,935,000	$447		$4,156,000	$483

Total Salary:	$46,350,000	$5,290		$46,967,000	$5,340		$48,024,000	$5,580
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$33,716,000	$3,848	72.7%	$33,987,000	$3,864	72.4%	$34,653,000	$4,026	72.2%
Other Salary:	$12,634,000	$1,442	27.3%	$12,980,000	$1,476	27.6%	$13,371,000	$1,554	27.8%
Total Benefit:	$24,806,000	$2,831		$23,083,000	$2,625		$21,544,000	$2,503
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$17,301,000	$1,975	69.7%	$16,120,000	$1,833	69.8%	$14,863,000	$1,727	69.0%
Other Benefit:	$7,505,000	$857	30.3%	$6,963,000	$792	30.2%	$6,681,000	$776	31.0%

* Kentwood Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.