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There were 1,347 Hispanic students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 141 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	14.1	1,000
Grand Ledge High School	8.5	1,650
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	12.3	774
Waverly Middle School	16.7	480
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	9.2	748
Delta Center Elementary School	13.6	501
Insight School of Michigan	8.1	653
Dimondale Elementary School	14.7	333
Willow Ridge Elementary School	9.9	494
Eaton Rapids High School	8	615
LifeTech Academy	11.3	400
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	8.7	449
Greyhound Intermediate School	9.2	382
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	5.9	573
Charlotte Senior High School	4.9	698
Eaton Rapids Middle School	7.5	453
Lockwood Elementary School	8.8	307
Parkview Elementary School	8.2	319
Elmwood Elementary School	6.7	375
Olivet High School	5.4	448
Winans Elementary School	5.5	384
Potterville Elementary School	6.1	312
Charlotte Middle School	5.8	308
Washington Elementary School	7.3	232
Potterville High School	6.6	229
Olivet Middle School	3.4	443
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	16.9	89
Maplewood School	4.7	276
Greyhound Central Elementary School	10.8	120
Potterville Middle School	6	200
Galewood Early Elementary School	5.3	208
Bellevue Elementary School	3.5	317
Island City Academy	5.5	201
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	2.9	385
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	14.3	63
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	2.2	273
Fern Persons Elementary School	1.3	374
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	4.5	67
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	10.7	28
Strange School	6.1	33
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	0.5	192
Eaton County Youth Facility	0	18
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	0	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	23