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There were 1,365 African American students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more 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, African American students comprised 8.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 364 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	36.4	1,000
Waverly Middle School	33.5	480
Insight School of Michigan	23.3	653
Winans Elementary School	35.4	384
Elmwood Elementary School	31.5	375
Grand Ledge High School	4.4	1,650
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	32.3	192
LifeTech Academy	11	400
Dimondale Elementary School	12	333
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	4	748
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	2.8	774
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	2.8	573
Willow Ridge Elementary School	3.2	494
Delta Center Elementary School	3.2	501
Eaton Rapids High School	1.8	615
Washington Elementary School	4.3	232
Charlotte Senior High School	1.3	698
Galewood Early Elementary School	3.8	208
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	1.3	449
Charlotte Middle School	1.9	308
Potterville High School	2.6	229
Eaton Rapids Middle School	1.1	453
Potterville Elementary School	1.6	312
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	1.8	273
Potterville Middle School	2.5	200
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	7.9	63
Eaton County Youth Facility	27.8	18
Olivet High School	0.9	448
Fern Persons Elementary School	1.1	374
Parkview Elementary School	1.3	319
Greyhound Intermediate School	0.8	382
Bellevue Elementary School	0.9	317
Island City Academy	1.5	201
Olivet Middle School	0.5	443
Lockwood Elementary School	0.7	307
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	6.9	29
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0.3	385
Maplewood School	0.4	276
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	1.5	67
Greyhound Central Elementary School	0	120
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	0	89
Strange School	0	33
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	0	28
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	23