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10 Hawaiian 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 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.

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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Grant Elementary School0.9347
Newaygo Middle School0.2467
Grant Middle School0.2467
Fremont Middle School0.2445
White Cloud Elementary School0.2414
Fremont High School0.1674
Daisy Brook Elementary School0.2430
Pathfinder Elementary School0.2421
Grant High School0520
Newaygo High School0493
White Cloud High School0294
White Cloud Junior High School0227
Newaygo Elementary School0576
Hesperia High School0254
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School0383
Grant Learning Center065
Grant Primary Center0239
Education and Activity Center038
Quest High School0124
David C. Outwin Middle School0178
Big Jackson Public School020
Hesperia Community Education03

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