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There were 11 Hawaiian students enrolled in Eaton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 26.7% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Eaton County, Bellevue Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bellevue Junior-Senior High School	2.6	269
Grand Ledge High School	0.1	1,683
Kenneth T. Beagle Middle School	0.1	840
Maplewood School	0.4	282
Waverly Senior High School	0	968
Meryl S. Colt Early Childhood Education Center	0	172
Galewood Early Elementary School	0	202
Winans Elementary School	0	379
Charlotte Senior High School	0	666
Eaton Rapids Middle School	0	418
Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	386
Potterville Middle School	0	195
LifeTech Academy	0	400
Bellevue Elementary School	0	281
Delta Center Elementary School	0	534
Willow Ridge Elementary School	0	534
Elmwood Elementary School	0	348
Waverly Middle School	0	424
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	0	530
Washington Elementary School	0	249
Olivet Middle School	0	452
Insight School of Michigan	0	679
Potterville High School	0	202
Olivet High School	0	420
Relevant Academy of Eaton County	0	89
Island City Academy	0	197
Leon W. Hayes Intermediate School	0	775
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
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