Capitol News

Michigan Connections Academy had the highest enrollment among Ingham County schools, welcoming 1,656 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 59.1% of the Michigan Connections Academy total enrollment.

Among the 93 schools in Ingham County, Holt Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,626 students, while Okemos High School welcomed 1,468 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Michigan Connections Academy is part of Michigan Connections Academy, which roughly covers schools within Ingham County, with its main office in Okemos.

In the previous school year, Holt Senior High School had the highest number of students among Ingham County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Michigan Connections Academy	Okemos	1,656
Holt Senior High School	Holt	1,626
Okemos High School	Okemos	1,468
East Lansing High School	East Lansing	1,257
Everett High School	Lansing	1,232
Eastern High School	Lansing	1,049
J. W. Sexton High School	Lansing	976
Mason High School	Mason	958
MacDonald Middle School	East Lansing	864
Gardner International School	Lansing	844
Haslett High School	Haslett	806
Holt Junior High School	Holt	781
Mason Middle School	Mason	776
Chippewa Middle School	Okemos	703
Kinawa School	Okemos	703
Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle-High School	East Lansing	682
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Lansing	630
Pattengill School	Lansing	600
Williamston High School	Williamston	593
Haslett Middle School	Haslett	563
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Lansing	552
Stockbridge Junior-Senior High School	Stockbridge	547
Bennett Woods Elementary School	Okemos	479
Cornell Elementary School	Okemos	472
Steele Street Elementary School	Mason	458
Great Lakes Learning Academy High School	East Lansing	456
Lansing Charter Academy	Lansing	451
Hiawatha Elementary School	Okemos	443
Woodworth Elementary School	Leslie	439
East Intermediate School	Lansing	428
Williamston Discovery Elementary School	Williamston	425
Williamston Explorer Elementary School	Williamston	408
Vera Ralya Elementary School	Haslett	406
Williamston Middle School	Williamston	405
North Aurelius Elementary School	Mason	401
Capital Area K-12 Online	Lansing	392
Alaiedon Elementary School	Mason	390
Murphy Elementary School	Haslett	388
Wilkshire School	Haslett	386
Elliott Elementary School	Holt	383
Horizon Elementary School	Holt	373
Washington Woods Middle School	Holt	371
Wilcox Elementary School	Holt	358
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Lansing	348
Dansville Elementary School	Dansville	347
Sycamore Elementary School	Holt	344
Leslie High School	Leslie	342
Hope Middle School	Holt	337
Mt. Hope School	Lansing	329
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Lansing	327
Heritage School	Stockbridge	322
Cavanaugh School	Lansing	315
Post Oak School	Lansing	315
Okemos Public Montessori - Central	Okemos	310
Leslie Middle School	Leslie	303
Robert L. Green Elementary School	East Lansing	302
Glencairn School	East Lansing	299
Marble School	East Lansing	298
Whitehills Elementary School	East Lansing	289
Emma Smith Elementary School	Stockbridge	286
Gier Park School	Lansing	272
Donley Elementary School	East Lansing	266
James C. Harvey Education Center	Mason	260
Cumberland School	Lansing	249
Dansville High School	Dansville	248
Forest View School	Lansing	225
Lewton School	Lansing	215
Webberville Elementary School	Webberville	207
North School	Lansing	203
Reo School	Lansing	203
Willow School	Lansing	202
Red Cedar School	East Lansing	194
Attwood School	Lansing	193
Lyons School	Lansing	190
Forrest G. Averill School	Lansing	188
Cole Academy	Lansing	174
Webberville High School	Webberville	164
Kendon School	Lansing	159
Dansville Middle School	Dansville	153
Beekman Center	Lansing	144
Riddle Elementary School	Lansing	144
Heartwood School	Mason	96
Webberville Middle School	Webberville	82
Center for Success at Pleasant View	Lansing	58
White Pine Academy	Leslie	50
The Early College Lansing Community College	Mason	40
SLC/Evergreen	Mason	34
Skills for Adult Independent Living (SAIL)	Mason	31
Ingham County Youth Center	Lansing	17
Ingham Intermediate School District Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs	Mason	14
Ingham Virtual High School	Leslie	14
Malcolm Williams School	Onondaga	7
Project SEARCH	Mason	5