Capitol News

There were 414 Asian students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.3% 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, Asian students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Grand Ledge High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 73 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Ledge High School	4.3	1,683
Delta Center Elementary School	12.4	534
Waverly Senior High School	5.2	968
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	4.6	775
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	3.5	840
Willow Ridge Elementary School	4.9	534
Winans Elementary School	3.7	379
Elmwood Elementary School	3.7	348
Waverly Middle School	2.6	424
Eaton Rapids High School	1.7	635
Dimondale Elementary School	3.3	304
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	4.7	172
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	1.1	530
Washington Elementary School	2.4	249
Olivet Middle School	1.1	452
Insight School of Michigan	0.6	679
Charlotte Senior High School	0.6	666
Potterville Elementary School	1.3	308
Greyhound Intermediate School	1.1	358
Fern Persons Elementary School	1.1	375
Charlotte Middle School	0.8	362
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0.7	418
Lockwood Elementary School	0.9	325
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0.8	386
Potterville Middle School	1.5	195
Potterville High School	1.5	202
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	0.4	457
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	0.7	269
Parkview Elementary School	0.7	303
Greyhound Central Elementary School	1.7	115
Olivet High School	0.2	420
Galewood Early Elementary School	0.5	202
LifeTech Academy	0.3	400
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	1.5	65
Bellevue Elementary School	0	281
Maplewood School	0	282
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	0	89
Island City Academy	0	197
Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite	0	37
Greyhound Central Performance Academy	0	78
Eaton County Youth Facility	0	26
Charlotte Public Schools Project Success	0	34
Strange School	0	29
Maple Valley Pathways High School	0	21