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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Shiawassee County schools 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

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.

Ethnicities in Shiawassee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [90.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [9.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Shiawassee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Owosso High School4.7807
Owosso Middle School4.8644
Durand Area High School7402
New Lothrop Elementary School5.3508
Laingsburg Elementary School5521
Bryant School5.2463
Corunna High School3.6647
Emerson School4.5443
Laingsburg High School5.6356
Elsa Meyer Elementary School3.5508
Central School4.4411
Laingsburg Middle School6.9259
Corunna Middle School3.4445
New Lothrop High School3.7408
Byron Area Elementary School4.7319
Leonard Elementary School4.4318
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West5.4184
Perry High School2.1333
Morrice Area High School3231
Morrice Area Elementary School3.2220
Lincoln Alternative High School5.4129
Perry Elementary School1.8337
Byron Area Middle School4.5133
Bertha Neal School3169
Perry Middle School1.4293
Durand Middle School1.5271
Robert Kerr School0.9352
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School8.336
Byron Area High School1210

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