Lansing Sun

There were 66 African American students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Shiawassee County welcomed 10,445 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Shiawassee County, Owosso High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Owosso High School	1.2	843
Owosso Middle School	0.9	643
New Lothrop High School	1.2	401
Corunna High School	0.6	666
Bryant School	0.9	449
Corunna Middle School	0.9	452
New Lothrop Elementary School	0.8	476
Robert Kerr School	0.9	348
Laingsburg High School	0.8	363
Durand Area High School	0.7	425
Perry High School	0.6	317
Central School	0.5	423
Laingsburg Elementary School	0.4	511
Emerson School	0.4	452
Perry Middle School	0.7	286
Morrice Area Elementary School	0.8	242
Perry Elementary School	0.3	356
Laingsburg Middle School	0.4	265
Leonard Elementary School	0.3	311
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	0.3	337
Nellie Reed Elementary School	0.6	164
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	0.5	198
Lincoln Alternative High School	1	101
Byron Area Middle School	0.8	124
Bertha Neal School	0	185
Durand Middle School	0	276
Byron Area Elementary School	0	314
Byron Area High School	0	236
Morrice Area High School	0	239
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	0	42