Lansing Sun

There were 918 Hispanic students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.4% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Clinton County, Sheridan Road recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 91 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sheridan Road	26.6	342
DeWitt High School	8.9	962
Michigan International Prep School	5.6	1,206
St. Johns High School	7.2	892
DeWitt Middle School	7.8	692
Bath Elementary School	10.9	439
Cole Academy East	24.4	180
Schavey Road Elementary School	7.9	508
Gateway Elementary School	11.6	346
Wacousta Elementary School	8.8	431
St. Johns Middle School	6	569
Herbison Woods Elementary School	6.5	495
Bath High School	9.8	326
David Scott Elementary School	6.5	448
Bath Middle School	12	241
Ovid-Elsie High School	6.7	403
Oakview Elementary School	9.2	292
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	8.6	301
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	16.1	149
Riley Elementary School	7.3	315
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School	4.3	468
Eureka School	10.1	138
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	4.1	266
E. E. Knight Elementary School	2.8	287
STRIVE Academy	15.7	51
Fowler High School	0.6	177
Clinton County Education Center	1.5	68