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ISD 41 — Kent ISD

Comparison of all 45 educational entities (FY 2025).

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ISD Cohort:

Traditional LEAs 20 Charter Academies 25 All Districts 45

All Entities Combined Aggregated across traditional LEAs and charters.

Member Districts

LEAs & Public School Academies

Total Student Enrollment

99,652.6

Audited FY 2025 blended FTE

Total Operating Budget

$1.6B

Fund 11 General Operating

Median Reserve Margin

16.2%

ISD Member District Median

Median Pupil:Teacher

19.2:1

Enrolled Pupils / Teacher FTE

At-Risk Districts

14 Early Warning, 0 Deficit

Member District Comparisons

Audited student enrollment, staffing, operating budgets, and reserve margins for all districts in ISD 41 — Kent ISD.

District Name & Code	Enrollment (FTE)	Operating Spend (F11)	Annual Net (FY 2025)	Reserve Margin
Grand Rapids Public Schools Code: 41010	13,588.1 pupils -18.6% (10y)	$269.2M Fund 11 Spend	-$9.7M deficit	10.58%
Kentwood Public Schools Code: 41160	9,576.6 pupils +9.0% (10y)	$166.1M Fund 11 Spend	-$805K deficit	10.78%
Forest Hills Public Schools Code: 41110	8,830.7 pupils -11.4% (10y)	$133.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$3.6M surplus	20.62%
Rockford Public Schools Code: 41210	7,518.7 pupils -5.0% (10y)	$116.0M Fund 11 Spend	-$1.1M deficit	16.2%
Grandville Public Schools Code: 41130	5,533.6 pupils -0.7% (10y)	$85.9M Fund 11 Spend	-$868K deficit	8.21%
Caledonia Community Schools Code: 41050	5,007.0 pupils +5.2% (10y)	$70.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$2.2M surplus	18.68%
Byron Center Public Schools Code: 41040	4,561.7 pupils +18.6% (10y)	$63.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.8M surplus	29.22%
Wyoming Public Schools Code: 41026	3,792.2 pupils -14.6% (10y)	$63.9M Fund 11 Spend	-$720K deficit	11.77%
Lowell Area Schools Code: 41170	3,464.3 pupils -9.0% (10y)	$49.5M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.2M surplus	22.42%
Northview Public Schools Code: 41025	3,146.1 pupils -6.7% (10y)	$48.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.3M surplus	22.19%
Thornapple Kellogg School District Code: 08050	3,081.1 pupils +2.0% (10y)	$47.3M Fund 11 Spend	-$185K deficit	18.88%
Cedar Springs Public Schools Code: 41070	2,988.2 pupils -12.8% (10y)	$47.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$351K surplus	31.08%
East Grand Rapids Public Schools Code: 41090	2,987.4 pupils +1.1% (10y)	$40.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$2.9M surplus	32.07%
Kenowa Hills Public Schools Code: 41145	2,932.5 pupils -9.6% (10y)	— Fund 11 Spend	$0 balanced	N/A
Sparta Area Schools Code: 41240	2,367.2 pupils -9.4% (10y)	$40.1M Fund 11 Spend	-$85K deficit	28.7%
Kelloggsville Public Schools Code: 41140	2,188.3 pupils -1.8% (10y)	$36.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$948K surplus	34.73%
Godwin Heights Public Schools Code: 41020	1,926.8 pupils -12.5% (10y)	$36.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$216K deficit	9.04%
Comstock Park Public Schools Code: 41080	1,777.8 pupils -12.0% (10y)	$29.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$181K deficit	25.48%
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Code: 41120	1,639.1 pupils -16.8% (10y)	$33.0M Fund 11 Spend	-$2.8M deficit	9.05%
Kent City Community Schools Code: 41150	1,236.9 pupils -7.7% (10y)	$19.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$290K deficit	23.74%
PrepNet Virtual Academy Code: 41931 PSA	1,092.5 pupils +3276.1% (10y)	$13.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$8K surplus	0.45% Early Warning (< 5%)
Cross Creek Charter Academy Code: 41916 PSA	808.3 pupils +6.3% (10y)	$9.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$12K surplus	0.93% Early Warning (< 5%)
Excel Charter Academy Code: 41905 PSA	790.5 pupils +2.5% (10y)	$9.9M Fund 11 Spend	-$4K deficit	0.04% Early Warning (< 5%)
Vanguard Charter Academy Code: 41910 PSA	767.6 pupils +0.2% (10y)	$9.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$3K deficit	4.24% Early Warning (< 5%)
Chandler Woods Charter Academy Code: 41920 PSA	739.7 pupils +1.3% (10y)	$8.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$10K deficit	0.15% Early Warning (< 5%)
Walker Charter Academy Code: 41915 PSA	715.9 pupils -4.5% (10y)	$8.8M Fund 11 Spend	+$4K surplus	0.72% Early Warning (< 5%)
West MI Academy of Environmental Science Code: 41904 PSA	656.4 pupils -4.6% (10y)	$10.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$637K deficit	28.2%
Vista Charter Academy Code: 41909 PSA	633.2 pupils -16.3% (10y)	$9.7M Fund 11 Spend	-$43K deficit	5.0%
Grand River Preparatory High School Code: 41930 PSA	624.4 pupils +2.0% (10y)	$8.4M Fund 11 Spend	-$10K deficit	0.26% Early Warning (< 5%)
West Michigan Aviation Academy Code: 41924 PSA	597.1 pupils +10.8% (10y)	$7.9M Fund 11 Spend	+$422K surplus	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Ridge Park Charter Academy Code: 41919 PSA	506.1 pupils -20.4% (10y)	$7.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$12K deficit	0.25% Early Warning (< 5%)
Lighthouse Academy Code: 41922 PSA	443.1 pupils +37.4% (10y)	$8.8M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.4M surplus	49.24% Capital-Encumbered
Knapp Charter Academy Code: 41914 PSA	399.1 pupils -47.9% (10y)	$6.7M Fund 11 Spend	-$8K deficit	2.94% Early Warning (< 5%)
New Branches Charter Academy Code: 41901 PSA	341.3 pupils +16.9% (10y)	$5.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$65K surplus	32.76%
Creative Technologies Academy Code: 41918 PSA	298.9 pupils +2.8% (10y)	$4.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$32K deficit	20.02%
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center Code: 41921 PSA	287.1 pupils +15.4% (10y)	$3.8M Fund 11 Spend	+$56K surplus	28.32%
River City Scholars Charter Academy Code: 41928 PSA	286.4 pupils -51.5% (10y)	$6.3M Fund 11 Spend	-$4K deficit	0.96% Early Warning (< 5%)
Hope Academy of West Michigan Code: 41926 PSA	280.2 pupils -15.4% (10y)	$4.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$507K surplus	61.38% Capital-Encumbered
William C. Abney Academy Code: 41917 PSA	265.2 pupils -49.7% (10y)	$4.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$28K surplus	34.98%
Wellspring Preparatory High School Code: 41923 PSA	259.2 pupils -44.0% (10y)	$4.7M Fund 11 Spend	-$332 deficit	0.29% Early Warning (< 5%)
Covenant High School Grand Rapids Code: 41900 PSA	224.6 pupils -31.9% (10y)	$3.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$269K surplus	38.66%
Byron Center Charter School Code: 41908 PSA	200.0 pupils -17.7% (10y)	$2.5M Fund 11 Spend	+$57K surplus	32.54%
Gerald Dawkins Academy Code: 41932 PSA	151.9 pupils +125.4% (10y)	$2.8M Fund 11 Spend	+$151K surplus	4.45% Early Warning (< 5%)
NexTech High School Code: 41929 PSA	139.4 pupils -24.6% (10y)	$2.0M Fund 11 Spend	+$63K surplus	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Grand Rapids Ellington Academy of Arts & Technology Code: 41927 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—

Reserve Key: Deficit (< 0%) Early Warning (< 5%) Fiscal Watch (5%–10%) Standard (10%–50%) High (> 50%)

Source: Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Bulletin 1014 (Operating Expenditures & Staffing) and Bulletin 1011 (Balance Sheet). Audited FY 2025. Capital facility funds restricted under MCL 380.1212.