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Newaygo County Education: 39 Asian 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 39 Asian students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18.8% 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newaygo County, Fremont High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Fremont High School1674
Newaygo High School1.2493
Fremont Middle School1.1445
Daisy Brook Elementary School0.9430
White Cloud Elementary School0.7414
White Cloud High School1294
White Cloud Junior High School1.3227
Newaygo Middle School0.4467
Pathfinder Elementary School0.5421
Grant High School0.4520
Grant Middle School0.2467
Grant Learning Center1.565
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School0383
Grant Primary Center0239
Education and Activity Center038
Quest High School0124
Newaygo Elementary School0576
David C. Outwin Middle School0178
Grant Elementary School0347
Hesperia High School0254
Big Jackson Public School020
Hesperia Community Education03

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