West Central Michigan News

There were 5,847 white students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Newaygo County welcomed 6,931 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 84.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Newaygo County, Fremont High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 588 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
Fremont High School	91.9	640
Newaygo Elementary School	85.9	582
Pathfinder Elementary School	87.7	457
Newaygo High School	85.1	469
Grant High School	78.3	493
Fremont Middle School	87.6	435
Daisy Brook Elementary School	89.2	415
Newaygo Middle School	79.6	461
White Cloud Elementary School	84.3	421
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	91.8	355
Grant Middle School	70.3	454
Grant Elementary School	77.6	339
White Cloud High School	88.2	280
Hesperia High School	90.8	260
White Cloud Junior High School	87.7	211
David C. Outwin Middle School	87.2	188
Grant Primary Center	71.6	225
Quest High School	88	150
Grant Learning Center	71.1	38
Education and Activity Center	68.4	38
Big Jackson Public School	70	20