West Central Michigan News

There were 28 American Indian students enrolled in Newaygo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.5% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Newaygo County, Grant High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grant High School	1.4	493
Newaygo Middle School	1.1	461
White Cloud Junior High School	1.4	211
White Cloud Elementary School	0.5	421
Grant Learning Center	5.3	38
White Cloud High School	0.4	280
Fremont Middle School	0.2	435
Fremont High School	0.2	640
Newaygo High School	0.2	469
Daisy Brook Elementary School	0.2	415
Quest High School	0.7	150
Grant Middle School	0.2	454
Patricia St. Clair Elementary School	0.3	355
Newaygo Elementary School	0.2	582
Pathfinder Elementary School	0	457
David C. Outwin Middle School	0	188
Education and Activity Center	0	38
Grant Primary Center	0	225
Hesperia High School	0	260
Grant Elementary School	0	339
Big Jackson Public School	0	20