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176 multiracial students enrolled in Newaygo County 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 176 multiracial students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18.1% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newaygo County, White Cloud Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
White Cloud Elementary School6414
Newaygo Elementary School3.5576
Grant Middle School3.4467
Grant High School3.1520
Newaygo Middle School3.2467
Pathfinder Elementary School2.9421
Daisy Brook Elementary School2.6430
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School2.6383
White Cloud Junior High School4227
Fremont Middle School1.8445
Grant Elementary School2347
Newaygo High School1.4493
Grant Primary Center2.1239
White Cloud High School1.4294
Big Jackson Public School1520
Fremont High School0.3674
David C. Outwin Middle School1.1178
Education and Activity Center5.338
Grant Learning Center1.565
Quest High School0.8124
Hesperia High School0254
Hesperia Community Education03

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