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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 54.1% of Ingham County's districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 20,942 white students enrolled in Ingham County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ingham County welcomed 38,692 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 23 districts in Ingham County, Mason Public Schools (Ingham) recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,744 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ingham County.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Ingham County in 2022-23 School Year
White [54.1%]African American [17.7%]Hispanic [12.1%]Multiracial [9.6%]Asian [6%]Ethnicities <5% [0.5%]
White Enrollment in Ingham County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Cole Academy26.8%354
Dansville Schools93.4%748
East Lansing School District55.5%3,790
Great Lakes Learning Academy63.1%1,138
Haslett Public Schools72.3%2,563
Holt Public Schools55.3%4,923
Ingham ISD44.8%1,327
Lansing Charter Academy10.6%451
Lansing Public School District22.6%10,062
Leslie Public Schools92.4%1,100
Mason Public Schools (Ingham)84%3,265
Michigan Connections Academy59.1%1,656
Michigan Department of Corrections25%44
Michigan Department of Human Services63.4%41
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy6.3%348
Okemos Public Schools55.8%4,595
Stockbridge Community Schools92.7%1,156
Webberville Community Schools93.2%456
White Pine Academy92%50
Williamston Community Schools87.6%1,846
Windemere Park Charter Academy13.3%630

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