Capitol News

There were 372 Asian students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% 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, Asian students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 66 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Ledge High School	4	1,650
Delta Center Elementary School	11.8	501
Waverly Senior High School	4.8	1,000
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	3.6	774
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	3.5	748
Waverly Middle School	4.8	480
Elmwood Elementary School	3.7	375
Winans Elementary School	3.1	384
Dimondale Elementary School	3	333
Willow Ridge Elementary School	2	494
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	4.2	192
Washington Elementary School	3.4	232
Greyhound Intermediate School	1.6	382
Insight School of Michigan	0.6	653
Eaton Rapids High School	0.7	615
Potterville Elementary School	1.3	312
Fern Persons Elementary School	1.1	374
Potterville High School	1.7	229
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	0.5	573
Charlotte Senior High School	0.4	698
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0.7	453
Charlotte Middle School	1	308
Olivet High School	0.7	448
Potterville Middle School	1.5	200
LifeTech Academy	0.8	400
Lockwood Elementary School	0.7	307
Olivet Middle School	0.5	443
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	0.7	273
Galewood Early Elementary School	1	208
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	0.2	449
Parkview Elementary School	0.3	319
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0.3	385
Greyhound Central Elementary School	0.8	120
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	1.1	89
Bellevue Elementary School	0	317
Maplewood School	0	276
Island City Academy	0	201
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	0	63
Eaton County Youth Facility	0	18
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	0	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