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There were 1,289 African American students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.6% 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, African American students comprised 7.9% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 346 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	35.7	968
Waverly Middle School	42	424
Winans Elementary School	30.6	379
Insight School of Michigan	16.8	679
Elmwood Elementary School	25.9	348
Grand Ledge High School	4.5	1,683
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	35.5	172
Dimondale Elementary School	12.5	304
LifeTech Academy	9.5	400
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	3.5	840
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	3.2	775
Delta Center Elementary School	4.3	534
Willow Ridge Elementary School	3.7	534
Charlotte Middle School	3.6	362
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	2.3	530
Eaton Rapids High School	1.4	635
Charlotte Senior High School	1.4	666
Washington Elementary School	3.6	249
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	9	89
Potterville High School	3.5	202
Eaton County Youth Facility	26.9	26
Parkview Elementary School	2	303
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	1.1	457
Galewood Early Elementary School	2.5	202
Potterville Middle School	2.6	195
Greyhound Intermediate School	1.1	358
Olivet High School	1	420
Maplewood School	1.4	282
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	1.5	269
Potterville Elementary School	1	308
Island City Academy	1.5	197
Olivet Middle School	0.7	452
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	8.1	37
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0.5	418
Bellevue Elementary School	0.7	281
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	2.6	78
Greyhound Central Elementary School	1.7	115
Fern Persons Elementary School	0.5	375
Lockwood Elementary School	0.3	325
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	2.9	34
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	1.5	65
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	386
Strange School	0	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	21