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
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 62.6% of the Hart High School total enrollment.
Among the nine schools in Oceana County, Spitler Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 403 students, while Hart Middle School welcomed 377 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Hart High School is part of Hart Public School District, which roughly covers schools within Oceana County, with its main office in Hart.
In the previous school year, Hart High School also had the largest number of students among Oceana County schools.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Hart High School | Hart | 409 |
| Spitler Elementary School | Hart | 403 |
| Hart Middle School | Hart | 377 |
| Shelby High School | Shelby | 352 |
| Thomas Read Elementary School | Shelby | 297 |
| Shelby Middle School | Shelby | 267 |
| Pentwater Public School | Pentwater | 229 |
| Walkerville Public School | Walkerville | 202 |
| New Era Elementary School | New Era | 143 |
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