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
Data showed that Oceana County welcomed 2,679 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Walkerville Public School and Hart High School were the only schools in Oceana County that enrolled Asian students in the 2023-24 school year.
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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Walkerville Public School | 0.5 | 202 |
| Hart High School | 0.2 | 409 |
| Shelby High School | 0 | 352 |
| Thomas Read Elementary School | 0 | 297 |
| Spitler Elementary School | 0 | 403 |
| Pentwater Public School | 0 | 229 |
| Hart Middle School | 0 | 377 |
| New Era Elementary School | 0 | 143 |
| Shelby Middle School | 0 | 267 |
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