Kent Education CenterOakleigh

Located at 2223 GORDON ST NW, in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Kent Education CenterOakleigh is a tiny K-5 school that educates 32 students (grades K through 8), run under Kent ISD. That puts it 91% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Kent Education CenterOakleigh is one of 7 schools operated by Kent ISD, a district that serves 585 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kent Education CenterOakleigh reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Kent Education CenterOakleigh tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Kent Education CenterOakleigh is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is Shawmut Hills School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kent Education CenterOakleigh operates from an urban location.

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