Capitol News

There were 114 American Indian students enrolled in Ingham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ingham County welcomed 38,692 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 93 schools in Ingham County, East Lansing High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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
East Lansing High School	0.9	1,257
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	2	348
MacDonald Middle School	0.6	864
Eastern High School	0.5	1,049
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	0.9	552
Michigan Connections Academy	0.2	1,656
Mt. Hope School	1.2	329
Great Lakes Learning Academy High School	0.9	456
Okemos High School	0.2	1,468
Holt Senior High School	0.2	1,626
J. W. Sexton High School	0.3	976
Robert L. Green Elementary School	1	302
Williamston High School	0.5	593
Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle-High School	0.4	682
Cole Academy	1.7	174
Cornell Elementary School	0.4	472
Everett High School	0.2	1,232
Haslett High School	0.2	806
North School	1	203
East Intermediate School	0.5	428
Haslett Middle School	0.4	563
Mason Middle School	0.3	776
Pattengill School	0.3	600
Windemere Park Charter Academy	0.3	630
Forrest G. Averill School	1.1	188
Kendon School	1.3	159
Riddle Elementary School	1.4	144
Glencairn School	0.7	299
Kinawa School	0.1	703
Hiawatha Elementary School	0.2	443
Okemos Public Montessori - Central	0.3	310
Bennett Woods Elementary School	0.2	479
Red Cedar School	0.5	194
Holt Junior High School	0.1	781
Murphy Elementary School	0.3	388
Donley Elementary School	0.4	266
Wilkshire School	0.3	386
Whitehills Elementary School	0.3	289
Mason High School	0.1	958
Marble School	0.3	298
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	0.3	327
Vera Ralya Elementary School	0.2	406
Alaiedon Elementary School	0.3	390
Williamston Explorer Elementary School	0.2	408
Williamston Middle School	0.2	405
Dansville High School	0.4	248
Gier Park School	0.4	272
Leslie Middle School	0.3	303
SLC/Evergreen	2.9	34
Emma Smith Elementary School	0.3	286
Chippewa Middle School	0	703
Gardner International School	0	844
Cumberland School	0	249
Horizon Elementary School	0	373
Post Oak School	0	315
Lyons School	0	190
Lansing Charter Academy	0	451
Elliott Elementary School	0	383
Cavanaugh School	0	315
Washington Woods Middle School	0	371
Capital Area K-12 Online	0	392
Hope Middle School	0	337
Reo School	0	203
Wilcox Elementary School	0	358
Forest View School	0	225
Sycamore Elementary School	0	344
North Aurelius Elementary School	0	401
Woodworth Elementary School	0	439
Heritage School	0	322
Willow School	0	202
Beekman Center	0	144
James C. Harvey Education Center	0	260
Leslie High School	0	342
Heartwood School	0	96
Attwood School	0	193
The Early College Lansing Community College	0	40
Dansville Middle School	0	153
Webberville High School	0	164
Dansville Elementary School	0	347
Steele Street Elementary School	0	458
Center for Success at Pleasant View	0	58
Stockbridge Junior-Senior High School	0	547
Webberville Elementary School	0	207
Williamston Discovery Elementary School	0	425
Lewton School	0	215
Webberville Middle School	0	82
Ingham County Youth Center	0	17
White Pine Academy	0	50
Skills for Adult Independent Living (SAIL)	0	31
Ingham Virtual High School	0	14
Ingham Intermediate School District Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs	0	14
Project SEARCH	0	5
Malcolm Williams School	0	7