Lansing Sun

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
DeWitt High School	84.7	962
Michigan International Prep School	64.4	1,206
St. Johns High School	86.4	892
DeWitt Middle School	84.7	692
St. Johns Middle School	88	569
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School	93.6	468
Schavey Road Elementary School	86	508
Herbison Woods Elementary School	85.3	495
David Scott Elementary School	86.8	448
Ovid-Elsie High School	91.1	403
Wacousta Elementary School	82.1	431
Bath Elementary School	78.4	439
Gateway Elementary School	82.4	346
Riley Elementary School	87.6	315
E. E. Knight Elementary School	94.4	287
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	89.4	301
Bath High School	81	326
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	95.5	266
Oakview Elementary School	83.6	292
Bath Middle School	77.2	241
Fowler High School	98.3	177
Eureka School	84.1	138
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	62.4	149
Sheridan Road	22.8	342
Clinton County Education Center	88.2	68
Cole Academy East	33.3	180
STRIVE Academy	78.4	51