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There were 44 American Indian students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Waverly Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waverly Senior High School	0.6	968
Grand Ledge High School	0.2	1,683
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	2.3	172
Galewood Early Elementary School	1.5	202
Winans Elementary School	0.5	379
Charlotte Senior High School	0.3	666
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0.5	418
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0.5	386
Potterville Middle School	1	195
LifeTech Academy	0.5	400
Bellevue Elementary School	0.7	281
Delta Center Elementary School	0.2	534
Willow Ridge Elementary School	0.2	534
Elmwood Elementary School	0.3	348
Waverly Middle School	0.2	424
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	0.2	530
Washington Elementary School	0.4	249
Olivet Middle School	0.2	452
Insight School of Michigan	0.1	679
Potterville High School	0.5	202
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	0.4	269
Olivet High School	0.2	420
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	1.1	89
Island City Academy	0.5	197
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	0	775
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	0	840
Eaton Rapids High School	0	635
Dimondale Elementary School	0	304
Potterville Elementary School	0	308
Greyhound Intermediate School	0	358
Fern Persons Elementary School	0	375
Charlotte Middle School	0	362
Lockwood Elementary School	0	325
T. C. Holbrook Elementary School	0	457
Parkview Elementary School	0	303
Greyhound Central Elementary School	0	115
Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite	0	65
Maplewood School	0	282
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