Grand Rapids Public Schools
Grade 12 Grew While Grade 1 Collapsed
In 1996, Michigan enrolled 140,309 kindergartners and 93,032 seniors. The front of the pipeline was 51% larger than the back. In 2025, that relationship has reversed: 108,230 kindergartners feed a sys...
Michigan Has Lost Students for 20 Straight Years
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version described Dearborn as Michigan's fourth-largest district. By 2024-25 enrollment, Dearborn is the third-largest, behind Detroit and Utica.