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Newaygo County Education: 5,971 white students were enrolled in schools 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 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.

Ethnicities in Newaygo County in 2022-23 School Year

White [84.3%]Hispanic [10.8%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Newaygo County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Fremont High School90.7674
Newaygo Elementary School85.6576
Newaygo High School85.4493
Grant High School78.8520
Fremont Middle School87.6445
Daisy Brook Elementary School88.6430
Newaygo Middle School81.4467
Pathfinder Elementary School88.6421
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School92.7383
White Cloud Elementary School83.8414
Grant Middle School71.3467
Grant Elementary School78.7347
White Cloud High School88.4294
Hesperia High School91.3254
White Cloud Junior High School87.2227
Grant Primary Center70.7239
David C. Outwin Middle School89.3178
Quest High School91.1124
Education and Activity Center71.138
Grant Learning Center4065
Big Jackson Public School8520
Hesperia Community Education1003

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