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Among the many ethnicities represented in Ingham County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Ingham County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 38,692 students attending Ingham County schools, 54.1% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 17.7% of Ingham County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Ingham County, representing 54.1% of the student body.

Lyons School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 26.3% white students, 24.2% Hispanic students, 23.2% African American students, 15.8% multiracial students, and 10.5% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.4% 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
Alaiedon Elementary School	White	82.8%	390
Attwood School	African American	43.5%	193
Beekman Center	African American	34.7%	144
Bennett Woods Elementary School	White	61%	479
Capital Area K-12 Online	African American	38.5%	392
Cavanaugh School	White	29.5%	315
Center for Success at Pleasant View	African American	50%	58
Chippewa Middle School	White	57.3%	703
Cole Academy	African American	39.1%	174
Cornell Elementary School	White	53.6%	472
Cumberland School	African American	40.6%	249
Dansville Elementary School	White	96.5%	347
Dansville High School	White	92.3%	248
Dansville Middle School	White	88.2%	153
Donley Elementary School	White	45.1%	266
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	African American	42.8%	552
East Intermediate School	African American	37.4%	428
East Lansing High School	White	57.2%	1,257
Eastern High School	African American	34.5%	1,049
Elliott Elementary School	White	52%	383
Emma Smith Elementary School	White	94.4%	286
Everett High School	African American	42.4%	1,232
Forest View School	White	34.7%	225
Forrest G. Averill School	African American	45.2%	188
Gardner International School	African American	47%	844
Gier Park School	White	27.9%	272
Glencairn School	White	65.9%	299
Great Lakes Learning Academy High School	White	57.9%	456
Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle-High School	White	66.6%	682
Haslett High School	White	72.5%	806
Haslett Middle School	White	72.8%	563
Heartwood School	White	65.6%	96
Heritage School	White	92.2%	322
Hiawatha Elementary School	White	51.5%	443
Holt Junior High School	White	53.3%	781
Holt Senior High School	White	57.4%	1,626
Hope Middle School	White	50.4%	337
Horizon Elementary School	White	59.8%	373
Ingham County Youth Center	African American	58.8%	17
Ingham Intermediate School District Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs	White	85.7%	14
Ingham Virtual High School	White	85.7%	14
J. W. Sexton High School	African American	51.7%	976
James C. Harvey Education Center	White	88.5%	260
Kendon School	African American	35.8%	159
Kinawa School	White	55.5%	703
Lansing Charter Academy	African American	49.7%	451
Leslie High School	White	93.3%	342
Leslie Middle School	White	93.4%	303
Lewton School	Hispanic	60.5%	215
Lyons School	White	26.3%	190
MacDonald Middle School	White	52.5%	864
Malcolm Williams School	African American	57.1%	7
Marble School	White	58.4%	298
Mason High School	White	84.4%	958
Mason Middle School	White	82.9%	776
Michigan Connections Academy	White	59.1%	1,656
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	African American	71%	348
Mt. Hope School	African American	35.6%	329
Murphy Elementary School	White	71.9%	388
North Aurelius Elementary School	White	87%	401
North School	African American	39.4%	203
Okemos High School	White	57%	1,468
Okemos Public Montessori - Central	White	49.4%	310
Pattengill School	Hispanic	29.2%	600
Post Oak School	White	34.9%	315
Project SEARCH	White	80%	5
Red Cedar School	White	38.1%	194
Reo School	African American	52.2%	203
Riddle Elementary School	African American	40.3%	144
Robert L. Green Elementary School	White	55%	302
SLC/Evergreen	White	91.2%	34
Skills for Adult Independent Living (SAIL)	White	80.6%	31
Steele Street Elementary School	White	81.4%	458
Stockbridge Junior-Senior High School	White	92.1%	547
Sycamore Elementary School	White	52.3%	344
The Early College Lansing Community College	White	52.5%	40
Vera Ralya Elementary School	White	71.9%	406
Washington Woods Middle School	White	58.2%	371
Webberville Elementary School	White	91.8%	207
Webberville High School	White	94.5%	164
Webberville Middle School	White	93.9%	82
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	African American	36.1%	327
White Pine Academy	White	92%	50
Whitehills Elementary School	White	65.1%	289
Wilcox Elementary School	White	52.8%	358
Wilkshire School	White	72.3%	386
Williamston Discovery Elementary School	White	87.1%	425
Williamston Explorer Elementary School	White	88.2%	408
Williamston High School	White	87%	593
Williamston Middle School	White	88.6%	405
Willow School	African American	42.6%	202
Windemere Park Charter Academy	African American	39.4%	630
Woodworth Elementary School	White	91.1%	439