West Central Michigan News

There were 5,971 white students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less 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, white students comprised 84.3% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newaygo County, Fremont High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 611 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fremont High School	90.7	674
Newaygo Elementary School	85.6	576
Newaygo High School	85.4	493
Grant High School	78.8	520
Fremont Middle School	87.6	445
Daisy Brook Elementary School	88.6	430
Newaygo Middle School	81.4	467
Pathfinder Elementary School	88.6	421
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	92.7	383
White Cloud Elementary School	83.8	414
Grant Middle School	71.3	467
Grant Elementary School	78.7	347
White Cloud High School	88.4	294
Hesperia High School	91.3	254
White Cloud Junior High School	87.2	227
Grant Primary Center	70.7	239
David C. Outwin Middle School	89.3	178
Quest High School	91.1	124
Education and Activity Center	71.1	38
Grant Learning Center	40	65
Big Jackson Public School	85	20
Hesperia Community Education	100	3