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How many white students were enrolled in Montcalm County 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 8,847 white students enrolled in Montcalm County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Montcalm County welcomed 10,596 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Montcalm County, Greenville Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 979 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 Montcalm County in 2023-24 School Year

White [83.5%]Hispanic [7.5%]Ethnicities < 5% [9%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Greenville Senior High School90.11,086
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan50.31,806
Greenville Middle School90.7807
Central Montcalm Middle High School93738
Tri County Senior High School87.8518
Baldwin Heights School87.9463
Lakeview High School92.2374
Montabella Junior-Senior High School86.9389
Walnut Hills Elementary School87.7383
Tri County Middle School89.7369
Montabella Elementary School85.8380
Vestaburg Community Elementary School94.2310
Central Montcalm Elementary School96303
Lakeview Middle School87.5328
Lakeview Elementary School90.2307
Cedar Crest Elementary School86.9305
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School92276
Carson City-Crystal Upper Elementary/Middle School93.3254
Vestaburg Community High School91.5246
Carson City Elementary School94.4231
Carson City-Crystal High School93213
Flat River Academy87.7154
Seiter Education Service Center9483
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Vestaburg96.862
Early College at Montcalm Community College76.359
Intermediate School District Local Center Programs91.849
Carson City-Crystal Alternative Academy88.945
Montcalm Area Independent School District (ISD) Transition Center10029
Satterlee School93.129

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