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Enrollment Analysis: Did Ingham County's school districts enrollment rise or fall 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 40,333 students enrolled in Ingham County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The county's data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 3,471 students during the 2023-24 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 1,438 students.

Countywide, Lansing Public School District welcomed the most students during the 2023-24 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Ingham County.

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 Ingham County Over 9 Years

08,00016,00024,00032,00040,0002023-242022-232021-222020-212019-202018-192017-182016-172015-1640,33340,33340,54340,54340,43540,43540,74940,74942,21742,21742,39142,39142,62342,62343,01443,01443,04343,043

Enrollment in Ingham County Schools

DistrictTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% Change from Previous Year
Lansing Public School District10,06210,2291.7
Holt Public Schools4,9234,786-2.8
Okemos Public Schools4,5954,6471.1
East Lansing School District3,7903,714-2
Mason Public Schools (Ingham)3,2653,3271.9
Haslett Public Schools2,5632,5760.5
Williamston Community Schools1,8461,8560.5
Michigan Connections Academy1,6561,645-0.7
Ingham ISD1,3271,4448.8
Stockbridge Community Schools1,1561,124-2.8
Leslie Public Schools1,1001,1050.5
Great Lakes Learning Academy1,138866-23.9
Dansville Schools7487550.9
Windemere Park Charter Academy630612-2.9
Lansing Charter Academy4514673.5
Webberville Community Schools456443-2.9
Cole Academy354333-5.9
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy348299-14.1
Michigan Department of Human Services415636.6
Michigan Department of Corrections444911.4

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