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Lake County Education: 442 students were enrolled in 2022-23 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 442 students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 53.4% of the county student body, while the other 46.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 60.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Lake County schools, followed by 16.7% of African American students, 15.2% of multiracial students, 6.6% of Hispanic students, 0.5% of American Indian students and 0.5% of Hawaiian students.

Baldwin Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Lake County's four schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 224 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.

Enrollment in Lake County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Lake County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Baldwin Elementary School2152244.2
Baldwin Senior High School1141194.4
Baldwin Junior High School11199-10.8

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