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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 60.4% of Oceana County's student body 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 1,618 white students enrolled in Oceana County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oceana County welcomed 2,679 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Oceana County, Hart High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 256 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 Oceana County in 2023-24 School Year

White [60.4%]Hispanic [36.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.4%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Hart High School62.6409
Spitler Elementary School60.3403
Hart Middle School59.4377
Shelby High School56352
Pentwater Public School82.1229
Thomas Read Elementary School49.5297
Walkerville Public School72.8202
Shelby Middle School54.3267
New Era Elementary School49.7143

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