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Shiawassee County Schools: Owosso High School welcomed most students 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

Owosso High School had the highest enrollment among Shiawassee County schools, welcoming 843 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.6% of them were girls, and 46.4% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90% of the Owosso High School total enrollment.

Among the 30 schools in Shiawassee County, Corunna High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 666 students, while Owosso Middle School welcomed 643 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Owosso High School is part of Owosso Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Shiawassee County, with its main office in Owosso.

In the previous school year, Owosso High School also had the highest number of students among Shiawassee County schools.

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.

Enrollment in Shiawassee County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Shiawassee County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Owosso High SchoolOwosso843
Corunna High SchoolCorunna666
Owosso Middle SchoolOwosso643
Laingsburg Elementary SchoolLaingsburg511
New Lothrop Elementary SchoolNew Lothrop476
Emerson SchoolOwosso452
Corunna Middle SchoolCorunna452
Bryant SchoolOwosso449
Durand Area High SchoolDurand425
Central SchoolOwosso423
New Lothrop High SchoolNew Lothrop401
Laingsburg High SchoolLaingsburg363
Perry Elementary SchoolPerry356
Robert Kerr SchoolDurand348
Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolCorunna337
Perry High SchoolPerry317
Byron Area Elementary SchoolByron314
Leonard Elementary SchoolOvid311
Perry Middle SchoolPerry286
Durand Middle SchoolDurand276
Laingsburg Middle SchoolLaingsburg265
Morrice Area Elementary SchoolMorrice242
Morrice Area High SchoolMorrice239
Byron Area High SchoolByron236
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - WestOwosso198
Bertha Neal SchoolDurand185
Nellie Reed Elementary SchoolVernon164
Byron Area Middle SchoolByron124
Lincoln Alternative High SchoolOwosso101
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High SchoolElsie42

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