Lansing Sun

There were 580 multiracial students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.4% 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, multiracial students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Clinton County, Michigan International Prep School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 126 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Michigan International Prep School	8.8	1,429
Sheridan Road	11.6	380
DeWitt High School	4.1	962
DeWitt Middle School	5	736
Bath Elementary School	6.7	451
Cole Academy East	16.5	182
St. Johns Middle School	5.1	594
St. Johns High School	3.5	835
Herbison Woods Elementary School	6.1	479
Schavey Road Elementary School	5.4	496
Wacousta Elementary School	5.5	433
David Scott Elementary School	5	456
Bath Middle School	7.4	244
Bath High School	5.3	322
Oakview Elementary School	4.9	305
Riley Elementary School	4.6	303
Gateway Elementary School	3.7	356
E. E. Knight Elementary School	3.2	248
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School	1.3	477
Ovid-Elsie High School	1.3	397
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	3.6	139
Clinton County Education Center	7.5	67
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	0.9	319
STRIVE Academy	4.3	47
Eureka School	0.8	133
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	0	260
Fowler High School	0	177