West Central Michigan News

There were 6,931 students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Newaygo County schools, followed by 10.8% of Hispanic students, 2.7% of multiracial students, 1.2% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students, 0.4% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Fremont High School had the highest enrollment among Newaygo County's 23 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 640 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Fremont High School	674	640	-5
Newaygo Elementary School	576	582	1
Grant High School	520	493	-5.2
Newaygo High School	493	469	-4.9
Newaygo Middle School	467	461	-1.3
Pathfinder Elementary School	421	457	8.6
Grant Middle School	467	454	-2.8
Fremont Middle School	445	435	-2.2
White Cloud Elementary School	414	421	1.7
Daisy Brook Elementary School	430	415	-3.5
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	383	355	-7.3
Grant Elementary School	347	339	-2.3
White Cloud High School	294	280	-4.8
Hesperia High School	254	260	2.4
Grant Primary Center	239	225	-5.9
White Cloud Junior High School	227	211	-7
David C. Outwin Middle School	178	188	5.6
Quest High School	124	150	21
Education and Activity Center	38	38	0
Grant Learning Center	65	38	-41.5
Big Jackson Public School	20	20	0
Hesperia Community Education	3	--	--