West Central Michigan News

There were 187 multiracial students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.3% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Newaygo County, White Cloud Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 26 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
White Cloud Elementary School	6.2	421
Newaygo Middle School	3.9	461
Grant Middle School	3.7	454
Newaygo Elementary School	2.9	582
Pathfinder Elementary School	3.3	457
Grant High School	2.6	493
Fremont Middle School	2.5	435
Newaygo High School	1.9	469
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	2.5	355
White Cloud Junior High School	4.3	211
Daisy Brook Elementary School	1.9	415
Grant Primary Center	3.1	225
Grant Elementary School	1.8	339
White Cloud High School	1.8	280
Big Jackson Public School	25	20
David C. Outwin Middle School	2.1	188
Grant Learning Center	7.9	38
Fremont High School	0.3	640
Education and Activity Center	5.3	38
Quest High School	0.7	150
Hesperia High School	0	260