Shiawassee Times

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Shiawassee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 40% less 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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Laingsburg Elementary School, Durand Area High School, and Perry Middle School were the only schools in Shiawassee County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Laingsburg Elementary School	0.2	521
Durand Area High School	0.2	402
Perry Middle School	0.3	293
Bryant School	0	463
Byron Area Elementary School	0	319
Morrice Area High School	0	231
Corunna Middle School	0	445
Laingsburg Middle School	0	259
Bertha Neal School	0	169
Perry High School	0	333
Owosso High School	0	807
Corunna High School	0	647
Perry Elementary School	0	337
Robert Kerr School	0	352
Owosso Middle School	0	644
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	0	508
Central School	0	411
Emerson School	0	443
Durand Middle School	0	271
New Lothrop High School	0	408
Laingsburg High School	0	356
Morrice Area Elementary School	0	220
Leonard Elementary School	0	318
New Lothrop Elementary School	0	508
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	0	184
Lincoln Alternative High School	0	129
Byron Area Middle School	0	133
Byron Area High School	0	210
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	0	36