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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.1% of Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's 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 was one Asian student enrolled in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 66.7% decrease compared to 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, Asian students made up 0.1% of the student body, making them the second 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 Asian 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.

Ethnicities in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [91.8%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools During Last 8 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2022-231,34410.1%
2021-221,39630.2%
2020-211,40230.2%
2019-201,48910.1%
2018-191,52430.2%
2017-181,57230.2%
2016-171,56960.4%
2015-161,57480.5%

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