Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing operates as a micro-enrollment combined-grade school in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, operated by Kent ISD. Current enrollment sits at 61 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 78% leaner than the state mean of about 281.

Within Kent ISD, which oversees 7 schools and 585 students, Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household income runs about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Kent ISD Deaf and Hard of Hearing is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is North Oakview Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

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