West Central Michigan News

There were 10 Hawaiian students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newaygo County, Grant Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grant Elementary School	0.9	347
Newaygo Middle School	0.2	467
Grant Middle School	0.2	467
Fremont Middle School	0.2	445
White Cloud Elementary School	0.2	414
Fremont High School	0.1	674
Daisy Brook Elementary School	0.2	430
Pathfinder Elementary School	0.2	421
Grant High School	0	520
Newaygo High School	0	493
White Cloud High School	0	294
White Cloud Junior High School	0	227
Newaygo Elementary School	0	576
Hesperia High School	0	254
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	0	383
Grant Learning Center	0	65
Grant Primary Center	0	239
Education and Activity Center	0	38
Quest High School	0	124
David C. Outwin Middle School	0	178
Big Jackson Public School	0	20
Hesperia Community Education	0	3