There were 13 American Indian students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 35% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Data showed that Shiawassee County welcomed 10,357 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Bryant School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four students.
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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students’ average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
| School name | % of American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Bryant School | 0.9 | 463 |
| Byron Area Elementary School | 0.6 | 319 |
| Morrice Area High School | 0.9 | 231 |
| Corunna Middle School | 0.2 | 445 |
| Laingsburg Elementary School | 0.2 | 521 |
| Durand Area High School | 0.2 | 402 |
| Laingsburg Middle School | 0.4 | 259 |
| Bertha Neal School | 0.6 | 169 |
| Perry High School | 0 | 333 |
| Owosso High School | 0 | 807 |
| Corunna High School | 0 | 647 |
| Perry Elementary School | 0 | 337 |
| Robert Kerr School | 0 | 352 |
| Owosso Middle School | 0 | 644 |
| Elsa Meyer Elementary School | 0 | 508 |
| Central School | 0 | 411 |
| Perry Middle School | 0 | 293 |
| Emerson School | 0 | 443 |
| Durand Middle School | 0 | 271 |
| New Lothrop High School | 0 | 408 |
| Laingsburg High School | 0 | 356 |
| Morrice Area Elementary School | 0 | 220 |
| Leonard Elementary School | 0 | 318 |
| New Lothrop Elementary School | 0 | 508 |
| Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center – West | 0 | 184 |
| Lincoln Alternative High School | 0 | 129 |
| Byron Area Middle School | 0 | 133 |
| Byron Area High School | 0 | 210 |
| Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School | 0 | 36 |
