Grand Rapids Public Schools
Attendance Improved for Michigan Students Experiencing Homelessness. A 30.3-Point Gap Remained.
Michigan's chronic-absence rate for students experiencing homelessness has fallen from its pandemic-era peak. It reached 57.4% in 2025, down 9.4 percentage points from 66.8% in 2022.
Detroit Cut Chronic Absence for Three Years. Its Statewide Burden Remains Outsized.
Detroit's chronic-absence rate has fallen for three consecutive years, from 76.7% in 2022 to 60.9% in 2025. That is substantial improvement, but the district's burden remains outsized.
Black Student Attendance Improved 11.7 Points. Michigan's Gap Still Exceeds 2019.
Michigan's Black student chronic-absence rate fell 11.7 percentage points from its 59.9% peak in 2022 to 48.2% in 2025. The improvement is substantial. The gap with white students, however, remains wi...
Michigan's First Consolidation Grants Funded Buildings, Not District Mergers
Correction: Earlier versions described decline runs across successive available reports as consecutive calendar years. The wording now reflects the gap in the statewide series.
Byron Center Has Grown Every Year for Nearly Three Decades
In every year of available data from 1997 through 2025, Byron Center Public Schools has counted more students than the year before. Not once in 28 consecutive measurements has enrollment declined. (Mi...