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Clinton County Education: 8,871 white students were enrolled in schools 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 were 8,871 white students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Clinton County welcomed 10,992 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 80.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Clinton County, DeWitt High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 815 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.

Ethnicities in Clinton County in 2022-23 School Year

White [80.7%]Hispanic [8.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [10.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Clinton County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
DeWitt High School84.7962
Michigan International Prep School64.41,206
St. Johns High School86.4892
DeWitt Middle School84.7692
St. Johns Middle School88569
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School93.6468
Schavey Road Elementary School86508
Herbison Woods Elementary School85.3495
David Scott Elementary School86.8448
Ovid-Elsie High School91.1403
Wacousta Elementary School82.1431
Bath Elementary School78.4439
Gateway Elementary School82.4346
Riley Elementary School87.6315
E. E. Knight Elementary School94.4287
Ovid-Elsie Middle School89.4301
Bath High School81326
Waldron Elementary and Middle School95.5266
Oakview Elementary School83.6292
Bath Middle School77.2241
Fowler High School98.3177
Eureka School84.1138
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School62.4149
Sheridan Road22.8342
Clinton County Education Center88.268
Cole Academy East33.3180
STRIVE Academy78.451

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