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There were 1,003 multiracial students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% 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, multiracial students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 107 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Ledge High School	6.4	1,683
Waverly Senior High School	9.9	968
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	8.4	775
Elmwood Elementary School	14.9	348
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	6.1	840
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	11.2	457
Delta Center Elementary School	9.2	534
Winans Elementary School	12.4	379
Dimondale Elementary School	15.5	304
Willow Ridge Elementary School	8.8	534
Insight School of Michigan	6.2	679
Waverly Middle School	8	424
Eaton Rapids High School	4.7	635
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	5.3	530
Charlotte Senior High School	3.3	666
Charlotte Middle School	5.5	362
Potterville Elementary School	6.5	308
Eaton Rapids Middle School	4.8	418
Greyhound Intermediate School	5.3	358
Olivet High School	3.3	420
Lockwood Elementary School	4.3	325
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	3.4	386
Bellevue Elementary School	4.3	281
Olivet Middle School	2.4	452
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	3.7	269
Parkview Elementary School	3	303
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	4.7	172
Fern Persons Elementary School	2.1	375
Washington Elementary School	2.8	249
Galewood Early Elementary School	3.5	202
Potterville Middle School	3.6	195
Maplewood School	2.5	282
Greyhound Central Elementary School	6.1	115
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	5.6	89
Potterville High School	2.5	202
Island City Academy	2	197
LifeTech Academy	0.8	400
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	5.4	37
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	2.6	78
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	1.5	65
Eaton County Youth Facility	0	26
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	0	34
Strange School	0	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	21