Capitol News

Grand Ledge High School had the highest enrollment among Eaton County schools, welcoming 1,650 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% of them were girls, and 50% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 77.5% of the Grand Ledge High School total enrollment.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,000 students, while Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School welcomed 774 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Grand Ledge High School is part of Grand Ledge Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Eaton County, with its main office in Grand Ledge.

In the previous school year, Grand Ledge High School also had the highest number of students among Eaton 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
Grand Ledge High School	Grand Ledge	1,650
Waverly Senior High School	Lansing	1,000
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	Grand Ledge	774
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	Grand Ledge	748
Charlotte Senior High School	Charlotte	698
Insight School of Michigan	Lansing	653
Eaton Rapids High School	Eaton Rapids	615
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	Charlotte	573
Delta Center Elementary School	Lansing	501
Willow Ridge Elementary School	Grand Ledge	494
Waverly Middle School	Lansing	480
Eaton Rapids Middle School	Eaton Rapids	453
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	Grand Ledge	449
Olivet High School	Olivet	448
Olivet Middle School	Olivet	443
LifeTech Academy	Lansing	400
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	Vermontville	385
Winans Elementary School	Lansing	384
Greyhound Intermediate School	Eaton Rapids	382
Elmwood Elementary School	Lansing	375
Fern Persons Elementary School	Olivet	374
Dimondale Elementary School	Dimondale	333
Parkview Elementary School	Charlotte	319
Bellevue Elementary School	Bellevue	317
Potterville Elementary School	Potterville	312
Charlotte Middle School	Charlotte	308
Lockwood Elementary School	Eaton Rapids	307
Maplewood School	Vermontville	276
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	Bellevue	273
Washington Elementary School	Charlotte	232
Potterville High School	Potterville	229
Galewood Early Elementary School	Charlotte	208
Island City Academy	Eaton Rapids	201
Potterville Middle School	Potterville	200
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Lansing	192
Greyhound Central Elementary School	Eaton Rapids	120
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	Eaton Rapids	89
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	Charlotte	67
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	Grand Ledge	63
Strange School	Grand Ledge	33
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	Charlotte	29
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	Charlotte	28
Maple Valley Pathways High School	Vermontville	23
Eaton County Youth Facility	Grand Ledge	18