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Montcalm County Education: 384 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

Webp 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 384 multiracial students enrolled in Montcalm County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.6% 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, multiracial students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Montcalm County, Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 152 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan8.41,806
Montabella Junior-Senior High School5.9389
Tri County Senior High School4.1518
Greenville Middle School2.4807
Central Montcalm Middle High School2.2738
Lakeview Middle School4.9328
Montabella Elementary School4.2380
Greenville Senior High School1.41,086
Walnut Hills Elementary School3.4383
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School4276
Baldwin Heights School2.2463
Flat River Academy6.5154
Tri County Middle School2.7369
Cedar Crest Elementary School3305
Lakeview Elementary School2.3307
Vestaburg Community High School2.8246
Vestaburg Community Elementary School1.9310
Lakeview High School1.3374
Central Montcalm Elementary School1.3303
Carson City Elementary School1.7231
Carson City-Crystal Upper Elementary/Middle School1.2254
Early College at Montcalm Community College5.159
Carson City-Crystal High School0.9213
Intermediate School District Local Center Programs249
Satterlee School3.429
Carson City-Crystal Alternative Academy045
Seiter Education Service Center083
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Vestaburg062
Montcalm Area Independent School District (ISD) Transition Center029

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