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Shiawassee County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

Among the many ethnicities represented in Shiawassee County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Shiawassee County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 10,445 students attending Shiawassee County schools, 91.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.9% of Shiawassee County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Shiawassee County, representing 91.1% of the student body.

Durand Area High School and Owosso High School had the most diverse student body in Shiawassee County including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.9% when compared to the previous year.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnic Distribution of Students in Shiawassee County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [91.1%]Ethnicities <5% [8.9%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Shiawassee County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Bertha Neal SchoolWhite89.7%185
Bryant SchoolWhite88.2%449
Byron Area Elementary SchoolWhite92.4%314
Byron Area High SchoolWhite93.6%236
Byron Area Middle SchoolWhite97.6%124
Central SchoolWhite88.2%423
Corunna High SchoolWhite91.3%666
Corunna Middle SchoolWhite91.4%452
Durand Area High SchoolWhite93.6%425
Durand Middle SchoolWhite89.9%276
Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolWhite93.2%337
Emerson SchoolWhite91.6%452
Laingsburg Elementary SchoolWhite91.4%511
Laingsburg High SchoolWhite90.4%363
Laingsburg Middle SchoolWhite88.7%265
Leonard Elementary SchoolWhite92.3%311
Lincoln Alternative High SchoolWhite89.1%101
Morrice Area Elementary SchoolWhite92.6%242
Morrice Area High SchoolWhite95.4%239
Nellie Reed Elementary SchoolWhite88.4%164
New Lothrop Elementary SchoolWhite92.9%476
New Lothrop High SchoolWhite90.5%401
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High SchoolWhite95.2%42
Owosso High SchoolWhite90%843
Owosso Middle SchoolWhite89.3%643
Perry Elementary SchoolWhite91%356
Perry High SchoolWhite86.8%317
Perry Middle SchoolWhite94.4%286
Robert Kerr SchoolWhite93.7%348
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - WestWhite90.9%198

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