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Shiawassee County Education: 38 Asian students were enrolled in 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 38 Asian students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Shiawassee County, Perry High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of nine 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Perry High School2.7333
Owosso High School0.6807
Corunna High School0.6647
Corunna Middle School0.7445
Perry Elementary School0.9337
Laingsburg Elementary School0.4521
Durand Area High School0.5402
Robert Kerr School0.6352
Owosso Middle School0.2644
Bryant School0.2463
Elsa Meyer Elementary School0.2508
Central School0.2411
Perry Middle School0.3293
Emerson School0.2443
Durand Middle School0.4271
Laingsburg Middle School0.4259
New Lothrop High School0408
Laingsburg High School0356
Morrice Area Elementary School0220
Leonard Elementary School0318
New Lothrop Elementary School0508
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West0184
Lincoln Alternative High School0129
Byron Area Middle School0133
Bertha Neal School0169
Byron Area Elementary School0319
Morrice Area High School0231
Byron Area High School0210
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School036

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