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Shiawassee County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 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

Owosso High School had the largest enrollment among Shiawassee County schools, welcoming 807 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were girls, and 48.7% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.1% of the Owosso High School total enrollment.

Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Corunna High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 647 students, while Owosso Middle School welcomed 644 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Owosso High School is part of Owosso Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Shiawassee County, with its main office in Owosso.

In the previous school year, Owosso High School also had the largest number of students among Shiawassee County schools.

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.

Enrollment in Shiawassee County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Shiawassee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Owosso High SchoolOwosso807
Corunna High SchoolCorunna647
Owosso Middle SchoolOwosso644
Laingsburg Elementary SchoolLaingsburg521
Elsa Meyer Elementary SchoolCorunna508
New Lothrop Elementary SchoolNew Lothrop508
Bryant SchoolOwosso463
Corunna Middle SchoolCorunna445
Emerson SchoolOwosso443
Central SchoolOwosso411
New Lothrop High SchoolNew Lothrop408
Durand Area High SchoolDurand402
Laingsburg High SchoolLaingsburg356
Robert Kerr SchoolDurand352
Perry Elementary SchoolPerry337
Perry High SchoolPerry333
Byron Area Elementary SchoolByron319
Leonard Elementary SchoolOvid318
Perry Middle SchoolPerry293
Durand Middle SchoolDurand271
Laingsburg Middle SchoolLaingsburg259
Morrice Area High SchoolMorrice231
Morrice Area Elementary SchoolMorrice220
Byron Area High SchoolByron210
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - WestOwosso184
Bertha Neal SchoolDurand169
Byron Area Middle SchoolByron133
Lincoln Alternative High SchoolOwosso129
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High SchoolElsie36

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