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There were 1,040 multiracial students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% 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, multiracial students comprised 6.3% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 113 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	11.3	1,000
Grand Ledge High School	5.3	1,650
Elmwood Elementary School	18.4	375
Winans Elementary School	15.4	384
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	7.4	748
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	6.7	774
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	11.6	449
Dimondale Elementary School	15	333
Willow Ridge Elementary School	9.9	494
Insight School of Michigan	6.9	653
Waverly Middle School	9.2	480
Delta Center Elementary School	8.4	501
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	17.7	192
Eaton Rapids High School	4.2	615
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	4.5	573
Charlotte Senior High School	2.9	698
Potterville Elementary School	6.4	312
Greyhound Intermediate School	4.7	382
Eaton Rapids Middle School	3.8	453
Lockwood Elementary School	5.2	307
Parkview Elementary School	4.7	319
Charlotte Middle School	4.9	308
Olivet High School	2.9	448
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	3.4	385
Olivet Middle School	2.7	443
Bellevue Elementary School	3.5	317
Washington Elementary School	3.9	232
Potterville Middle School	4	200
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	2.9	273
Fern Persons Elementary School	2.1	374
Maplewood School	2.2	276
Island City Academy	2.5	201
LifeTech Academy	1	400
Potterville High School	1.7	229
Greyhound Central Elementary School	3.3	120
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	6.3	63
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	2.2	89
Galewood Early Elementary School	1	208
Eaton County Youth Facility	11.1	18
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	1.5	67
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	0	28
Strange School	0	33
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	0	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	23