Lansing Sun

There was one American Indian student enrolled in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ovid-Elsie Area Schools welcomed 1,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students made up 0.1% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools roughly covers five schools within Clinton County and has its main office in Elsie.

Ovid-Elsie High School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian students, welcoming one students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	1,344	1	0.1%
2021-22	1,396	1	0.1%
2020-21	1,402	1	0.1%
2019-20	1,489	1	0.1%
2018-19	1,524	1	0.1%
2017-18	1,572	1	0.1%
2016-17	1,569	2	0.1%
2015-16	1,574	2	0.1%