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There were 16,406 students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 73.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Eaton County schools, followed by 9.6% of Hispanic students, 7.9% of African American students, 6.1% of multiracial students, 2.5% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Grand Ledge High School had the highest enrollment among Eaton County's 46 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,683 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Grand Ledge High School	1,650	1,683	2
Waverly Senior High School	1,000	968	-3.2
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	748	840	12.3
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	774	775	0.1
Insight School of Michigan	653	679	4
Charlotte Senior High School	698	666	-4.6
Eaton Rapids High School	615	635	3.3
Delta Center Elementary School	501	534	6.6
Willow Ridge Elementary School	494	534	8.1
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	573	530	-7.5
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	449	457	1.8
Olivet Middle School	443	452	2
Waverly Middle School	480	424	-11.7
Olivet High School	448	420	-6.3
Eaton Rapids Middle School	453	418	-7.7
LifeTech Academy	400	400	0
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	385	386	0.3
Winans Elementary School	384	379	-1.3
Fern Persons Elementary School	374	375	0.3
Charlotte Middle School	308	362	17.5
Greyhound Intermediate School	382	358	-6.3
Elmwood Elementary School	375	348	-7.2
Lockwood Elementary School	307	325	5.9
Potterville Elementary School	312	308	-1.3
Dimondale Elementary School	333	304	-8.7
Parkview Elementary School	319	303	-5
Maplewood School	276	282	2.2
Bellevue Elementary School	317	281	-11.4
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	273	269	-1.5
Washington Elementary School	232	249	7.3
Potterville High School	229	202	-11.8
Galewood Early Elementary School	208	202	-2.9
Island City Academy	201	197	-2
Potterville Middle School	200	195	-2.5
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	192	172	-10.4
Greyhound Central Elementary School	120	115	-4.2
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	63	89	41.3
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	89	78	-12.4
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	67	65	-3
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	29	37	27.6
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	28	34	21.4
Strange School	33	29	-12.1
Eaton County Youth Facility	18	26	44.4
Maple Valley Pathways High School	23	21	-8.7