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Eaton County Education: 1,003 multiracial students were enrolled in 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 1,003 multiracial students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% less 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, multiracial students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 107 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.

Ethnicities in Eaton County in 2023-24 School Year

White [73.5%]Hispanic [9.6%]African American [7.9%]Multiracial [6.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Eaton County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Grand Ledge High School6.41,683
Waverly Senior High School9.9968
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School8.4775
Elmwood Elementary School14.9348
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School6.1840
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School11.2457
Delta Center Elementary School9.2534
Winans Elementary School12.4379
Dimondale Elementary School15.5304
Willow Ridge Elementary School8.8534
Insight School of Michigan6.2679
Waverly Middle School8424
Eaton Rapids High School4.7635
Charlotte Upper Elementary School5.3530
Charlotte Senior High School3.3666
Charlotte Middle School5.5362
Potterville Elementary School6.5308
Eaton Rapids Middle School4.8418
Greyhound Intermediate School5.3358
Olivet High School3.3420
Lockwood Elementary School4.3325
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School3.4386
Bellevue Elementary School4.3281
Olivet Middle School2.4452
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School3.7269
Parkview Elementary School3303
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center4.7172
Fern Persons Elementary School2.1375
Washington Elementary School2.8249
Galewood Early Elementary School3.5202
Potterville Middle School3.6195
Maplewood School2.5282
Greyhound Central Elementary School6.1115
Relevant Academy of Eaton County5.689
Potterville High School2.5202
Island City Academy2197
LifeTech Academy0.8400
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite5.437
Greyhound Central Performance Academy2.678
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite1.565
Eaton County Youth Facility026
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success034
Strange School029
Maple Valley Pathways High School021

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