Lansing Sun

There were 70 African American students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Shiawassee County welcomed 10,357 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Owosso High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Owosso High School	1.4	807
Owosso Middle School	0.9	644
Bryant School	1.3	463
Corunna High School	0.8	647
New Lothrop High School	1	408
Laingsburg High School	1.1	356
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	0.6	508
Laingsburg Elementary School	0.6	521
Durand Area High School	0.7	402
Morrice Area Elementary School	1.4	220
Central School	0.5	411
Robert Kerr School	0.6	352
Corunna Middle School	0.4	445
Perry Elementary School	0.6	337
Leonard Elementary School	0.6	318
Perry Middle School	0.7	293
New Lothrop Elementary School	0.4	508
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	1.1	184
Lincoln Alternative High School	1.6	129
Emerson School	0.2	443
Perry High School	0.3	333
Durand Middle School	0.4	271
Byron Area Middle School	0.8	133
Bertha Neal School	0	169
Laingsburg Middle School	0	259
Byron Area Elementary School	0	319
Morrice Area High School	0	231
Byron Area High School	0	210
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	0	36