There were 11,900 white students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Data showed that Eaton County welcomed 16,717 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 45 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,284 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.
However, 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 | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Strange School | 95.5% | 22 |
| Fern Persons Elementary School | 94.4% | 374 |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite | 94.1% | 68 |
| Island City Academy | 92.9% | 197 |
| Maplewood School | 92.5% | 267 |
| Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School | 92.5% | 375 |
| Olivet Middle School | 91.8% | 461 |
| Olivet High School | 91.1% | 404 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 88.7% | 283 |
| Bellevue Junior-Senior High School | 88.6% | 281 |
| Charlotte Senior High School | 87.6% | 644 |
| Charlotte Middle School | 86.9% | 406 |
| Eaton Rapids High School | 86.8% | 637 |
| Bellevue Elementary School | 86.3% | 226 |
| Eaton Rapids Middle School | 86.1% | 410 |
| Lockwood Elementary School | 85.5% | 303 |
| Potterville High School | 84.7% | 209 |
| Potterville Middle School | 83.3% | 222 |
| Charlotte Public Schools Project Success | 82.6% | 23 |
| Maple Valley Pathways High School | 82.6% | 23 |
| Galewood Early Elementary School | 82.2% | 146 |
| Greyhound Intermediate School | 82.1% | 375 |
| Charlotte Upper Elementary School | 81.6% | 527 |
| Washington Elementary School | 81.2% | 255 |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite | 80.6% | 36 |
| T. C. Holbrook Elementary School | 78.3% | 506 |
| Potterville Elementary School | 78% | 322 |
| Greyhound Central Performance Academy | 77.6% | 76 |
| Greyhound Central Elementary School | 77.2% | 114 |
| Grand Ledge High School | 75.4% | 1,704 |
| Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School | 72.9% | 835 |
| LifeTech Academy | 72.8% | 378 |
| Relevant Academy of Eaton County | 72.6% | 62 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | 72.3% | 542 |
| Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School | 69% | 810 |
| Eaton County Youth Facility | 66.7% | 24 |
| Delta Center Elementary School | 58.7% | 528 |
| SAIL – Waverly | 54.5% | 11 |
| Insight School of Michigan | 52.8% | 867 |
| Dimondale Elementary School | 47.8% | 381 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 39.8% | 379 |
| Winans Elementary School | 29.8% | 392 |
| Waverly Senior High School | 27.6% | 988 |
| Waverly Middle School | 27.3% | 451 |
| Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center | 19% | 184 |