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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 0.7% of Shiawassee County's student body 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 70 African American students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.1% 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, African American students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Owosso High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Owosso High School1.4807
Owosso Middle School0.9644
Bryant School1.3463
Corunna High School0.8647
New Lothrop High School1408
Laingsburg High School1.1356
Elsa Meyer Elementary School0.6508
Laingsburg Elementary School0.6521
Durand Area High School0.7402
Morrice Area Elementary School1.4220
Central School0.5411
Robert Kerr School0.6352
Corunna Middle School0.4445
Perry Elementary School0.6337
Leonard Elementary School0.6318
Perry Middle School0.7293
New Lothrop Elementary School0.4508
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West1.1184
Lincoln Alternative High School1.6129
Emerson School0.2443
Perry High School0.3333
Durand Middle School0.4271
Byron Area Middle School0.8133
Bertha Neal School0169
Laingsburg Middle School0259
Byron Area Elementary School0319
Morrice Area High School0231
Byron Area High School0210
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School036

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