Lansing Sun

There were 8,931 white students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Clinton County welcomed 11,227 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Clinton County, Michigan International Prep School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 880 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
Michigan International Prep School	61.6	1,429
DeWitt High School	84.4	962
St. Johns High School	86.7	835
DeWitt Middle School	83.7	736
St. Johns Middle School	88.7	594
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School	94.3	477
Schavey Road Elementary School	86.1	496
Herbison Woods Elementary School	84.1	479
David Scott Elementary School	85.5	456
Ovid-Elsie High School	88.9	397
Wacousta Elementary School	80.4	433
Bath Elementary School	75.4	451
Gateway Elementary School	82.9	356
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	92.2	319
Riley Elementary School	87.1	303
Bath High School	80.4	322
Oakview Elementary School	83	305
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	96.2	260
E. E. Knight Elementary School	94.4	248
Bath Middle School	82.4	244
Fowler High School	97.2	177
Eureka School	84.2	133
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	66.9	139
Sheridan Road	20.8	380
Cole Academy East	34.6	182
Clinton County Education Center	89.6	67
STRIVE Academy	68.1	47