Lansing Sun

Among the many ethnicities represented in Shiawassee County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Shiawassee County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 10,445 students attending Shiawassee County schools, 91.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.9% of Shiawassee County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Shiawassee County, representing 91.1% of the student body.

Durand Area High School and Owosso High School had the most diverse student body in Shiawassee County including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.9% when compared to the previous 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.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bertha Neal School	White	89.7%	185
Bryant School	White	88.2%	449
Byron Area Elementary School	White	92.4%	314
Byron Area High School	White	93.6%	236
Byron Area Middle School	White	97.6%	124
Central School	White	88.2%	423
Corunna High School	White	91.3%	666
Corunna Middle School	White	91.4%	452
Durand Area High School	White	93.6%	425
Durand Middle School	White	89.9%	276
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	White	93.2%	337
Emerson School	White	91.6%	452
Laingsburg Elementary School	White	91.4%	511
Laingsburg High School	White	90.4%	363
Laingsburg Middle School	White	88.7%	265
Leonard Elementary School	White	92.3%	311
Lincoln Alternative High School	White	89.1%	101
Morrice Area Elementary School	White	92.6%	242
Morrice Area High School	White	95.4%	239
Nellie Reed Elementary School	White	88.4%	164
New Lothrop Elementary School	White	92.9%	476
New Lothrop High School	White	90.5%	401
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	White	95.2%	42
Owosso High School	White	90%	843
Owosso Middle School	White	89.3%	643
Perry Elementary School	White	91%	356
Perry High School	White	86.8%	317
Perry Middle School	White	94.4%	286
Robert Kerr School	White	93.7%	348
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	White	90.9%	198