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
Data showed that Lake County welcomed 442 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 16.7% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the three schools in Lake County, Baldwin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 43 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary School | 19.2 | 224 |
| Baldwin Senior High School | 14.3 | 119 |
| Baldwin Junior High School | 14.1 | 99 |
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