Capitol News

There were 12,065 white students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Eaton County welcomed 16,406 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 73.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,276 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Ledge High School	75.8	1,683
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	76.2	840
Charlotte Senior High School	89.3	666
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	70.3	775
Eaton Rapids High School	85	635
Insight School of Michigan	68	679
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	81.9	530
Olivet Middle School	93.8	452
Willow Ridge Elementary School	71.9	534
Olivet High School	89.8	420
Eaton Rapids Middle School	87.1	418
Fern Persons Elementary School	95.2	375
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	92	386
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	77.7	457
Delta Center Elementary School	59.6	534
LifeTech Academy	77.8	400
Charlotte Middle School	85.4	362
Greyhound Intermediate School	82.7	358
Lockwood Elementary School	85.8	325
Waverly Senior High School	28.3	968
Parkview Elementary School	87.8	303
Potterville Elementary School	84.4	308
Maplewood School	91.1	282
Bellevue Elementary School	90.7	281
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	88.5	269
Washington Elementary School	83.9	249
Island City Academy	90.9	197
Potterville High School	85.6	202
Potterville Middle School	85.6	195
Galewood Early Elementary School	81.2	202
Dimondale Elementary School	53	304
Elmwood Elementary School	36.2	348
Waverly Middle School	25.7	424
Winans Elementary School	27.4	379
Greyhound Central Elementary School	83.5	115
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	52.9	172
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	77.5	89
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	82.1	78
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	92.3	65
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	81.1	37
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	82.4	34
Strange School	93.1	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	90.5	21
Eaton County Youth Facility	69.2	26