Shiawassee Times

There were 421 Hispanic students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Shiawassee County welcomed 10,357 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Owosso High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 38 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Owosso High School	4.7	807
Owosso Middle School	4.8	644
Durand Area High School	7	402
New Lothrop Elementary School	5.3	508
Laingsburg Elementary School	5	521
Bryant School	5.2	463
Corunna High School	3.6	647
Emerson School	4.5	443
Laingsburg High School	5.6	356
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	3.5	508
Central School	4.4	411
Laingsburg Middle School	6.9	259
Corunna Middle School	3.4	445
New Lothrop High School	3.7	408
Byron Area Elementary School	4.7	319
Leonard Elementary School	4.4	318
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	5.4	184
Perry High School	2.1	333
Morrice Area High School	3	231
Morrice Area Elementary School	3.2	220
Lincoln Alternative High School	5.4	129
Perry Elementary School	1.8	337
Byron Area Middle School	4.5	133
Bertha Neal School	3	169
Perry Middle School	1.4	293
Durand Middle School	1.5	271
Robert Kerr School	0.9	352
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	8.3	36
Byron Area High School	1	210