There were 16,728 students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 71.2% of the student body, the highest percentage in Eaton County schools, followed by 10.5% Hispanic, 8.5% African American, 6.8% multiracial, 2.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.
Grand Ledge High School had the highest enrollment among Eaton County’s 47 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,704 students.
In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.
Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.
Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.
The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.
Some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. “Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health,” stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ledge High School | 1,683 | 1,704 | 1.2% |
| Waverly Senior High School | 968 | 988 | 2.1% |
| Insight School of Michigan | 679 | 867 | 27.7% |
| Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School | 840 | 835 | -0.6% |
| Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School | 775 | 810 | 4.5% |
| Charlotte Senior High School | 666 | 644 | -3.3% |
| Eaton Rapids High School | 635 | 637 | 0.3% |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | 534 | 542 | 1.5% |
| Delta Center Elementary School | 534 | 528 | -1.1% |
| Charlotte Upper Elementary School | 530 | 527 | -0.6% |
| T. C. Holbrook Elementary School | 457 | 506 | 10.7% |
| Olivet Middle School | 452 | 461 | 2% |
| Waverly Middle School | 424 | 451 | 6.4% |
| Eaton Rapids Middle School | 418 | 410 | -1.9% |
| Charlotte Middle School | 362 | 406 | 12.2% |
| Olivet High School | 420 | 404 | -3.8% |
| Winans Elementary School | 379 | 392 | 3.4% |
| Dimondale Elementary School | 304 | 381 | 25.3% |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 348 | 379 | 8.9% |
| LifeTech Academy | 400 | 378 | -5.5% |
| Greyhound Intermediate School | 358 | 375 | 4.7% |
| Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School | 386 | 375 | -2.8% |
| Fern Persons Elementary School | 375 | 374 | -0.3% |
| Potterville Elementary School | 308 | 322 | 4.5% |
| Lockwood Elementary School | 325 | 303 | -6.8% |
| Parkview Elementary School | 303 | 283 | -6.6% |
| Bellevue Junior-Senior High School | 269 | 281 | 4.5% |
| Maplewood School | 282 | 267 | -5.3% |
| Washington Elementary School | 249 | 255 | 2.4% |
| Bellevue Elementary School | 281 | 226 | -19.6% |
| Potterville Middle School | 195 | 222 | 13.8% |
| Potterville High School | 202 | 209 | 3.5% |
| Island City Academy | 197 | 197 | 0% |
| Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center | 172 | 184 | 7% |
| Galewood Early Elementary School | 202 | 146 | -27.7% |
| Greyhound Central Elementary School | 115 | 114 | -0.9% |
| Greyhound Central Performance Academy | 78 | 76 | -2.6% |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite | 65 | 68 | 4.6% |
| Relevant Academy of Eaton County | 89 | 62 | -30.3% |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite | 37 | 36 | -2.7% |
| Eaton County Youth Facility | 26 | 24 | -7.7% |
| Charlotte Public Schools Project Success | 34 | 23 | -32.4% |
| Maple Valley Pathways High School | 21 | 23 | 9.5% |
| Strange School | 29 | 22 | -24.1% |
| SAIL – Waverly | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |