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
Data showed that Mecosta County welcomed 5,079 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.8% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 16 schools in Mecosta County, Big Rapids High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 673 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 | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids High School | 90.1 | 747 |
| Big Rapids Middle School | 87.1 | 618 |
| Chippewa Hills Intermediate School | 88.9 | 515 |
| Chippewa Hills High School | 90.2 | 459 |
| Morley Stanwood Elementary School | 89.4 | 432 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 92.8 | 321 |
| Brookside Elementary School | 84.5 | 342 |
| Morley Stanwood High School | 91.6 | 309 |
| Mecosta Elementary School | 90.1 | 252 |
| Morley Stanwood Middle School | 90.6 | 234 |
| Barryton Elementary School | 90.7 | 205 |
| Crossroads Charter Academy (7-12) | 86.8 | 144 |
| Big Rapids Virtual School | 88 | 133 |
| Crossroads Charter Academy (K-6) | 79.5 | 146 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Education Center | 87.8 | 131 |
| Mosaic School | 82.4 | 91 |
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