MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Of the 16,456 students attending Eaton County schools, 74.6% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.3% of Eaton County students.
In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Eaton County, representing 74.6% of the student body.
Waverly Senior High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 36.4% African American students, 32.5% white students, 14.1% Hispanic students, 11.3% multiracial students, 4.8% Asian students, 0.7% American Indian students, and 0.2% Hawaiian students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0% when compared to the previous year.
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.
| School name | Most represented ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary School | White | 90.2% | 317 |
| Bellevue Junior-Senior High School | White | 90.5% | 273 |
| Charlotte Middle School | White | 86.4% | 308 |
| Charlotte Public Schools Project Success | White | 89.3% | 28 |
| Charlotte Senior High School | White | 90.1% | 698 |
| Charlotte Upper Elementary School | White | 85.9% | 573 |
| Delta Center Elementary School | White | 63.1% | 501 |
| Dimondale Elementary School | White | 55.3% | 333 |
| Eaton County Youth Facility | White | 61.1% | 18 |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite | White | 92.5% | 67 |
| Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite | White | 93.1% | 29 |
| Eaton Rapids High School | White | 85% | 615 |
| Eaton Rapids Middle School | White | 86.5% | 453 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | White | 39.2% | 375 |
| Fern Persons Elementary School | White | 94.4% | 374 |
| Galewood Early Elementary School | White | 88.9% | 208 |
| Grand Ledge High School | White | 77.5% | 1,650 |
| Greyhound Central Elementary School | White | 85% | 120 |
| Greyhound Central Performance Academy | White | 79.8% | 89 |
| Greyhound Intermediate School | White | 83.8% | 382 |
| Insight School of Michigan | White | 60.5% | 653 |
| Island City Academy | White | 90.5% | 201 |
| Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School | White | 75.7% | 748 |
| Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School | White | 74.4% | 774 |
| LifeTech Academy | White | 75.5% | 400 |
| Lockwood Elementary School | White | 84.7% | 307 |
| Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School | White | 92.7% | 385 |
| Maple Valley Pathways High School | White | 100% | 23 |
| Maplewood School | White | 92.4% | 276 |
| Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center | White | 45.3% | 192 |
| Olivet High School | White | 90% | 448 |
| Olivet Middle School | White | 93% | 443 |
| Parkview Elementary School | White | 85.6% | 319 |
| Potterville Elementary School | White | 84.6% | 312 |
| Potterville High School | White | 86.9% | 229 |
| Potterville Middle School | White | 85% | 200 |
| Relevant Academy of Eaton County | White | 71.4% | 63 |
| Strange School | White | 93.9% | 33 |
| T. C. Holbrook Elementary School | White | 78.2% | 449 |
| Washington Elementary School | White | 80.6% | 232 |
| Waverly Middle School | White | 35.4% | 480 |
| Waverly Senior High School | African American | 36.4% | 1,000 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | White | 74.9% | 494 |
| Winans Elementary School | White | 39.8% | 384 |
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