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There were 20,942 white students enrolled in Ingham County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ingham County welcomed 38,692 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 23 districts in Ingham County, Mason Public Schools (Ingham) recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,744 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ingham County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Cole Academy	26.8%	354
Dansville Schools	93.4%	748
East Lansing School District	55.5%	3,790
Great Lakes Learning Academy	63.1%	1,138
Haslett Public Schools	72.3%	2,563
Holt Public Schools	55.3%	4,923
Ingham ISD	44.8%	1,327
Lansing Charter Academy	10.6%	451
Lansing Public School District	22.6%	10,062
Leslie Public Schools	92.4%	1,100
Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	84%	3,265
Michigan Connections Academy	59.1%	1,656
Michigan Department of Corrections	25%	44
Michigan Department of Human Services	63.4%	41
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	6.3%	348
Okemos Public Schools	55.8%	4,595
Stockbridge Community Schools	92.7%	1,156
Webberville Community Schools	93.2%	456
White Pine Academy	92%	50
Williamston Community Schools	87.6%	1,846
Windemere Park Charter Academy	13.3%	630