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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of Osceola County's student body 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 Hawaiian students enrolled in Osceola 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 Osceola County welcomed 3,726 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.

Pine River Area Middle School and Pine River Area High School were the only schools in Osceola County that enrolled Hawaiian 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 Osceola County in 2022-23 School Year

White [92.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.1%]

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

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Pine River Area Middle School0.4262
Pine River Area High School0.2417
Pine River Area Elementary School0295
Evart High School0281
Reed City High School0437
Lighthouse Academy - Eagle Village036
Reed City Middle School0442
Marion High School0235
Marion Elementary School0184
Evart Elementary School0353
Pineview Homes014
G. T. Norman Elementary School0515
Evart Middle School0255

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