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Oceana County Education: 2 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 two Asian students enrolled in Oceana County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oceana County welcomed 2,880 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Walkerville Public School and Pentwater Public School were the only schools in Oceana County that enrolled Asian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Oceana County in 2022-23 School Year

White [60.2%]Hispanic [36.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Oceana County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Walkerville Public School0.4276
Pentwater Public School0.4232
Shelby High School0376
Thomas Read Elementary School0314
Shelby Middle School0276
Hart High School0433
Hart Middle School0388
New Era Elementary School0160
Spitler Elementary School0425

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