Capitol News

There were 12,272 white students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Eaton County welcomed 16,456 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,278 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Ledge High School	77.5	1,650
Charlotte Senior High School	90.1	698
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	74.4	774
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	75.7	748
Eaton Rapids High School	85	615
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	85.9	573
Olivet Middle School	93	443
Olivet High School	90	448
Insight School of Michigan	60.5	653
Eaton Rapids Middle School	86.5	453
Willow Ridge Elementary School	74.9	494
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	92.7	385
Fern Persons Elementary School	94.4	374
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	78.2	449
Waverly Senior High School	32.5	1,000
Greyhound Intermediate School	83.8	382
Delta Center Elementary School	63.1	501
LifeTech Academy	75.5	400
Bellevue Elementary School	90.2	317
Parkview Elementary School	85.6	319
Charlotte Middle School	86.4	308
Potterville Elementary School	84.6	312
Lockwood Elementary School	84.7	307
Maplewood School	92.4	276
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	90.5	273
Potterville High School	86.9	229
Washington Elementary School	80.6	232
Galewood Early Elementary School	88.9	208
Dimondale Elementary School	55.3	333
Island City Academy	90.5	201
Potterville Middle School	85	200
Waverly Middle School	35.4	480
Winans Elementary School	39.8	384
Elmwood Elementary School	39.2	375
Greyhound Central Elementary School	85	120
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	45.3	192
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	79.8	89
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	92.5	67
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	71.4	63
Strange School	93.9	33
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	93.1	29
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	89.3	28
Maple Valley Pathways High School	100	23
Eaton County Youth Facility	61.1	18