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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 9.6% of Eaton County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 1,580 Hispanic students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17.3% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.6% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 196 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.

Ethnicities in Eaton County in 2023-24 School Year

White [73.5%]Hispanic [9.6%]African American [7.9%]Multiracial [6.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Eaton County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Waverly Senior High School20.2968
Grand Ledge High School8.71,683
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School13.4775
Winans Elementary School25.3379
Waverly Middle School21.5424
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School10.7840
Delta Center Elementary School14.4534
Elmwood Elementary School19348
Insight School of Michigan8.2679
Willow Ridge Elementary School10.5534
Charlotte Upper Elementary School9.2530
Dimondale Elementary School15.8304
Eaton Rapids High School7.1635
LifeTech Academy11.3400
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School9.6457
Greyhound Intermediate School9.8358
Charlotte Senior High School5.1666
Lockwood Elementary School8.6325
Eaton Rapids Middle School6.5418
Olivet High School5.5420
Galewood Early Elementary School10.9202
Potterville Elementary School6.8308
Parkview Elementary School6.6303
Charlotte Middle School4.7362
Washington Elementary School6.8249
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School3.4386
Maplewood School4.6282
Potterville High School6.4202
Potterville Middle School5.6195
Bellevue Elementary School3.6281
Island City Academy5.1197
Greyhound Central Performance Academy12.878
Olivet Middle School1.8452
Greyhound Central Elementary School7115
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School2.6269
Relevant Academy of Eaton County6.789
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success14.734
Fern Persons Elementary School1.1375
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite3.165
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite5.437
Strange School6.929
Maple Valley Pathways High School9.521
Eaton County Youth Facility3.826
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center0172

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