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
Data showed that Oceana County welcomed 2,880 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.2% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Oceana County, Hart High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 269 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 white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Hart High School | 62.1 | 433 |
| Spitler Elementary School | 59.5 | 425 |
| Hart Middle School | 58.5 | 388 |
| Shelby High School | 54.3 | 376 |
| Walkerville Public School | 68.5 | 276 |
| Pentwater Public School | 81 | 232 |
| Shelby Middle School | 57.2 | 276 |
| Thomas Read Elementary School | 50.3 | 314 |
| New Era Elementary School | 54.4 | 160 |
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