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Newaygo County Education: 6,931 students were enrolled in 2023-24 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 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.

Enrollment in Newaygo County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Newaygo County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Fremont High School674640-5
Newaygo Elementary School5765821
Grant High School520493-5.2
Newaygo High School493469-4.9
Newaygo Middle School467461-1.3
Pathfinder Elementary School4214578.6
Grant Middle School467454-2.8
Fremont Middle School445435-2.2
White Cloud Elementary School4144211.7
Daisy Brook Elementary School430415-3.5
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School383355-7.3
Grant Elementary School347339-2.3
White Cloud High School294280-4.8
Hesperia High School2542602.4
Grant Primary Center239225-5.9
White Cloud Junior High School227211-7
David C. Outwin Middle School1781885.6
Quest High School12415021
Education and Activity Center38380
Grant Learning Center6538-41.5
Big Jackson Public School20200
Hesperia Community Education3----

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