Kent City Community Schools

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Kent City Community Schools
Address
200 North Clover Street [1]
Kent City
, Kent County , Michigan , 49330
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentBill Crane [2]
Schools4 [3]
Budget$26,895,000 2021-2022 expenditures [3]
NCES District ID 2620310 [3]
Students and staff
Students1,240 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers68.37 (on an FTE basis) (2023-2024) [3]
Staff197.29 FTE (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio18.14 (2023-2024) [3]
Other information
Website www.kentcityschools.org

Kent City Community Schools is a public school district in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. In Kent County, it serves Kent City, Casnovia, and parts of the townships of Solon, Sparta, and Tyrone. [4] In Muskegon County, it serves part of Casnovia Township. [5] In Ottawa County, it serves part of Chester Township. [6] In Newaygo County, it serves part of Grant Township. [7]

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History

Kent City Elementary School contained the high school prior to 1974. [8] The building was built in stages, with the wing facing Muskegon Street opening in January 1952 as an addition to buildings built at an earlier date. [9] In 1958, a bond issue passed to expand the building and build a new elementary school on the site. [10] [11] The district was growing quickly at the time, with a 25 percent increase in enrollment between fall 1958 and fall 1959. [12]

At the time of the 1952 high school's construction, an older building with a pitched roof was also on the site. [13] It was built in 1905 after the previous school burned down from a faulty furnace on January 9, 1905. [14] [15]

The current Kent City High School opened in fall 1974 and was dedicated on March 6, 1975. [16]

In fall 2005, Kent City Middle School opened to house grades six through eight. Moving grades seven and eight from the high school and grade six from the elementary school to the new middle school freed up space in those schools. [17]

Schools

Schools in Kent City Community Schools district [3] [1]
SchoolAddressNotes
Kent City High School 351 N Main St., Kent CityGrades 9-12. Built 1974. [16]
Kent City Middle School285 N Main St., Kent CityGrades 6-8. Built 2005. [17]
Kent City Elementary29 College St., Kent CityGrades PreK-5
Kent City Virtual Academy351 N Main St., Kent CityGrades 6-12. Online alternative school

References

  1. 1 2 Kent City Community Schools. "Kent City Community Schools" . Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kent City Community Schools. "Admin Directory" . Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Kent City Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Kent County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Muskegon County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Ottawa County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Newaygo County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Editorial staff of Kent City High School yearbook. The Kentonian 1967 (Kent City High School yearbook 1967). p. 1.
  9. ↑ "New addition at Kent City school". Grand Rapids Press. May 28, 1952. p. 22.
  10. ↑ United Press International (May 29, 1958). "Voters act of 3 school proposals". Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Mich.). p. 12.
  11. ↑ Editorial staff of Kent City High School yearbook. The Eagle 1959 (Kent City High School yearbook 1959). p. 1-2, 90-91.
  12. ↑ "Kent City school rolls up 25 pct". Grand Rapids Press. October 7, 1959. p. 49.
  13. ↑ Editorial staff of Kent City High School yearbook. The Eagle 1953 (Kent City High School yearbook 1953). p. 1.
  14. ↑ "Local news". Owosso Times (Owosso, Mich.). March 3, 1905. p. 5.
  15. ↑ "Kent City school house burns". Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Mich.). January 11, 1905. p. 1.
  16. 1 2 "Building for the future". Grand Rapids Press. March 6, 1975. p. 3D.
  17. 1 2 "Sparta/Kent City". Grand Rapids Press. August 16, 2005. p. B5.
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