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11,227 students enrolled in Clinton County schools in 2023-24 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 11,227 students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.8% of the county student body, while the other 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 79.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Clinton County schools, followed by 8.7% of Hispanic students, 5.2% of multiracial students, 5.1% of African American students, 1% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Michigan International Prep School had the highest enrollment among Clinton County's 29 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,429 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.

Enrollment in Clinton County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Clinton County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Michigan International Prep School1,2061,42918.5
DeWitt High School9629620
St. Johns High School892835-6.4
DeWitt Middle School6927366.4
St. Johns Middle School5695944.4
Schavey Road Elementary School508496-2.4
Herbison Woods Elementary School495479-3.2
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School4684771.9
David Scott Elementary School4484561.8
Bath Elementary School4394512.7
Wacousta Elementary School4314330.5
Ovid-Elsie High School403397-1.5
Sheridan Road34238011.1
Gateway Elementary School3463562.9
Bath High School326322-1.2
Ovid-Elsie Middle School3013196
Oakview Elementary School2923054.5
Riley Elementary School315303-3.8
Waldron Elementary and Middle School266260-2.3
E. E. Knight Elementary School287248-13.6
Bath Middle School2412441.2
Cole Academy East1801821.1
Fowler High School1771770
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School149139-6.7
Eureka School138133-3.6
Clinton County Education Center6867-1.5
STRIVE Academy5147-7.8

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