West Central Michigan News

There were 7,079 students enrolled in Newaygo 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 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Newaygo County schools, followed by 10.8% of Hispanic students, 2.5% of multiracial students, 1.2% of African American students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.5% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Fremont High School had the highest enrollment among Newaygo County's 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 674 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Fremont High School	684	674	-1.5
Newaygo Elementary School	564	576	2.1
Grant High School	541	520	-3.9
Newaygo High School	503	493	-2
Newaygo Middle School	480	467	-2.7
Grant Middle School	469	467	-0.4
Fremont Middle School	428	445	4
Daisy Brook Elementary School	418	430	2.9
Pathfinder Elementary School	389	421	8.2
White Cloud Elementary School	394	414	5.1
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	389	383	-1.5
Grant Elementary School	345	347	0.6
White Cloud High School	325	294	-9.5
Hesperia High School	260	254	-2.3
Grant Primary Center	224	239	6.7
White Cloud Junior High School	212	227	7.1
David C. Outwin Middle School	188	178	-5.3
Quest High School	117	124	6
Grant Learning Center	64	65	1.6
Education and Activity Center	36	38	5.6
Big Jackson Public School	15	20	33.3
Hesperia Community Education	1	3	200