Statistical Data

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Greater Grand Rapids Education

Greater Grand Rapids is a learning community focused on life-long education. More than one-third of our population has gone on from high school to pursue post-secondary education, and our high-school graduation rates compare favorably with the rest of the U.S. Our outstanding educational resources and our well educated workforce help create an environment in which area companies can develop the innovative products and processes that will fuel our economy for the decades ahead.

Educational Attainment

2008	Grand Rapids CSA*		Kent County		Michigan	United States
Total Population Estimate Age 25+	849,778		381,791		6,662,465	199,949,718
Estimated Population by Educational Attainment 25+		%		%	%	%
Less than 9th grade	40,600	4.8	17,023	4.5	4.6	7.5
Some High School, no diploma	90,597	10.7	40,640	10.6	11.6	11.9
High School Graduate (or GED)	274,841	32.3	107,541	28.2	31.3	28.4
Some College, no degree	196,191	23.1	87,421	22.9	23.4	21.3
Associate Degree	64,005	7.5	29,542	7.7	7.1	6.4
Bachelor's Degree	125,255	14.7	67,444	17.7	13.9	15.8
Master's Degree	42,128	5.0	23,073	6.0	5.7	5.9
Professional School Degree	12,046	1.4	6,849	1.8	1.6	2.0
Doctorate Degree	4,115	0.5	2,258	0.6	0.8	1.0

*Grand Rapids Combined Statistical Area (Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa counties)
Source: Claritas, Inc. Posted 2/12/09

College Enrollment

College/University/Technical School	Fall 2008 Enrollment	Web Site
Aquinas College	2,168	www.aquinas.edu
Baker College	5,197	www.baker.edu
Calvin College	4,171	www.calvin.edu
Calvin Theological Seminary	278	www.calvinseminary.edu
Central Michigan University - GR	175	www.cmich.edu
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	574	www.cooley.edu/branchcampuses/gr/
Everest Institute	657	www.cci.edu
Cornerstone University & Seminary	2,151	www.cornerstone.edu
Davenport University - Western Region	3,670	www.davenport.edu
Grand Rapids Downtown		www.davenport.edu
Grand Rapids Southeast		www.davenport.edu
Holland		www.davenport.edu
Ferris State University / Grand Rapids	1,251	www.ferris.edu
Ferris State University / Kendall College of Art & Design	1,352	www.kcad.edu
Grace Bible College	179	www.gbcol.edu
Grand Rapids Community College	15,430	www.grcc.edu
Grand Valley State University	23,892	www.gvsu.edu
Hope College	3,238	www.hope.edu
ITT Technical Institute	794	www.itt-tech.edu
Kuyper College	319	www.reformed.edu
Michigan State University - West	140	www.msu.edu
MSU College of Human Medicine - GR	108	www.msu.edu
Muskegon Community College	4,841	www.muskegon.cc.mi.us
Northwood University	104	www.northwood.edu
Spring Arbor College	120	www.spring.arbor.edu/Brix?pageID=8917
University of Phoenix	3,700	www.phoenix.edu/westmichigan/
Van Andel Institute Graduate School	5	www.vai.org
Western Michigan - Grand Rapids	1,335	http://eup.wmich.edu/gr/
Downtown Campus
East Beltline

TOTAL	75,849

Enrollments for Grand Rapids Statistical Area including Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa counties
Posted 2/11/09

High School Graduation Rate

School District	County	Enrollment (Cohort 2007)	Graduation Rate 2006 - 2007
Allegan Public High School	Allegan	279	92.61%
Fennville Public High School	Allegan	154	77.33%
Hopkins Public Schools	Allegan	137	94.16%
Martin Public Schools	Allegan	57	92.73%
Otsego Public Schools	Allegan	202	91.43%
Plainwell Community Schools	Allegan	211	93.64%
Saugatuck Public Schools	Allegan	72	92.75%
Wayland Union Schools	Allegan	259	93.39%
Berrien Springs Public Schools	Barry	159	98.08%
Delton-Kellogg School District	Barry	140	95.59%
Hastings Area School District	Barry	213	90.34%
Thornapple Kellogg School District	Barry	233	93.42%
Ionia Public Schools	Ionia	279	89.96%
Byron Center Charter School	Kent	98	85.42%
Byron Center Public Schools	Kent	201	91.41%
Caledonia Community Schools	Kent	289	93.48%
Cedar Springs Public Schools	Kent	272	92.41%
Comstock Park Public Schools	Kent	229	93.29%
Creative Technologies Academy	Kent	39	78.13%
East Grand Rapids Public Schools	Kent	245	96.72%
Forest Hills Public Schools	Kent	754	96.68%
Gateway Middle/High School	Kent	35	46.15%
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	Kent	172	86.42%
Godwin Heights Public Schools	Kent	335	87.86%
Grand Rapids Public Schools	Kent	1,590	51.76%
Grandville Public Schools	Kent	528	91.90%
Kelloggsville Public Schools	Kent	182	85.44%
Kenowa Hills Public Schools	Kent	273	94.03%
Kent City Community Schools	Kent	115	88.68%
Kentwood Public Schools	Kent	740	91.37%
Lowell Area Schools	Kent	340	93.67%
Northview Public School District	Kent	376	94.55%
Rockford Public Schools	Kent	624	96.37%
Sparta Area Schools	Kent	227	95.38%
Wyoming Public Schools	Kent	509	73.67%
Fruitport Community Schools	Muskegon	248	85.86%
Holton Public Schools	Muskegon	82	87.65%
Montague Area Public Schools	Muskegon	104	96.00%
Muskegon City School District	Muskegon	459	77.06%
Muskegon Heights School District	Muskegon	203	77.24%
North Muskegon Public Schools	Muskegon	81	98.77%
Orchard View Schools	Muskegon	285	74.05%
Ravenna Public Schools	Muskegon	93	92.39%
Reeths-Puffer Schools	Muskegon	313	91.88%
Whitehall District Schools	Muskegon	256	94.59%
Fremont Public School District	Newaygo	207	88.20%
Grant Public School District	Newaygo	188	93.71%
Hesperia Community Schools	Newaygo	87	91.18%
Newaygo Public School District	Newaygo	205	88.89%
White Cloud Public Schools	Newaygo	97	78.02%
Allendale Public School District	Ottawa	162	90.91%
Black River Public School	Ottawa	63	88.71%
Coopersville Public School District	Ottawa	224	93.36%
Grand Haven Area Public Schools	Ottawa	493	91.47%
Holland City School District	Ottawa	400	74.25%
Hudsonville Public School District	Ottawa	345	94.71%
Jenison Public Schools	Ottawa	395	94.13%
Spring Lake Public Schools	Ottawa	245	96.26%
West Ottawa Public School District	Ottawa	590	86.42%
Zeeland Public Schools	Ottawa	426	82.39%

Source: Michigan Center for Education Performance & Information
Posted 2/11/09