Lansing Sun

There were 1,580 Hispanic students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Eaton County welcomed 16,406 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.6% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 196 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	20.2	968
Grand Ledge High School	8.7	1,683
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	13.4	775
Winans Elementary School	25.3	379
Waverly Middle School	21.5	424
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	10.7	840
Delta Center Elementary School	14.4	534
Elmwood Elementary School	19	348
Insight School of Michigan	8.2	679
Willow Ridge Elementary School	10.5	534
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	9.2	530
Dimondale Elementary School	15.8	304
Eaton Rapids High School	7.1	635
LifeTech Academy	11.3	400
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	9.6	457
Greyhound Intermediate School	9.8	358
Charlotte Senior High School	5.1	666
Lockwood Elementary School	8.6	325
Eaton Rapids Middle School	6.5	418
Olivet High School	5.5	420
Galewood Early Elementary School	10.9	202
Potterville Elementary School	6.8	308
Parkview Elementary School	6.6	303
Charlotte Middle School	4.7	362
Washington Elementary School	6.8	249
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	3.4	386
Maplewood School	4.6	282
Potterville High School	6.4	202
Potterville Middle School	5.6	195
Bellevue Elementary School	3.6	281
Island City Academy	5.1	197
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	12.8	78
Olivet Middle School	1.8	452
Greyhound Central Elementary School	7	115
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	2.6	269
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	6.7	89
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	14.7	34
Fern Persons Elementary School	1.1	375
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	3.1	65
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	5.4	37
Strange School	6.9	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	9.5	21
Eaton County Youth Facility	3.8	26
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	0	172