Capitol News

There were 45 American Indian students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 21.1% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	0.7	1,000
Grand Ledge High School	0.4	1,650
Insight School of Michigan	0.6	653
Winans Elementary School	0.8	384
Charlotte Senior High School	0.4	698
Waverly Middle School	0.4	480
Elmwood Elementary School	0.5	375
Eaton Rapids High School	0.3	615
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0.4	453
Potterville Middle School	1	200
LifeTech Academy	0.5	400
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0.5	385
Bellevue Elementary School	0.6	317
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	0.1	748
Washington Elementary School	0.4	232
Potterville High School	0.4	229
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	0.2	573
Olivet High School	0.2	448
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	0.4	273
Delta Center Elementary School	0	501
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	0	774
Dimondale Elementary School	0	333
Willow Ridge Elementary School	0	494
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	0	192
Greyhound Intermediate School	0	382
Potterville Elementary School	0	312
Fern Persons Elementary School	0	374
Charlotte Middle School	0	308
Lockwood Elementary School	0	307
Olivet Middle School	0	443
Galewood Early Elementary School	0	208
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	0	449
Parkview Elementary School	0	319
Greyhound Central Elementary School	0	120
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	0	89
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