West Central Michigan News

There were 176 multiracial students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Newaygo County welcomed 7,079 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newaygo County, White Cloud Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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
White Cloud Elementary School	6	414
Newaygo Elementary School	3.5	576
Grant Middle School	3.4	467
Grant High School	3.1	520
Newaygo Middle School	3.2	467
Pathfinder Elementary School	2.9	421
Daisy Brook Elementary School	2.6	430
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	2.6	383
White Cloud Junior High School	4	227
Fremont Middle School	1.8	445
Grant Elementary School	2	347
Newaygo High School	1.4	493
Grant Primary Center	2.1	239
White Cloud High School	1.4	294
Big Jackson Public School	15	20
Fremont High School	0.3	674
David C. Outwin Middle School	1.1	178
Education and Activity Center	5.3	38
Grant Learning Center	1.5	65
Quest High School	0.8	124
Hesperia High School	0	254
Hesperia Community Education	0	3