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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Lake County Education: 261 white students were enrolled in schools 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 261 white students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lake County welcomed 421 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Lake County, Baldwin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 126 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.

Ethnicities in Lake County in 2023-24 School Year

White [62%]African American [15.2%]Multiracial [13.5%]Hispanic [7.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.7%]

Enrollment Demographics in Lake County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Baldwin Elementary School61.8204
Baldwin Senior High School60.9128
Baldwin Junior High School6489

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