Holland Reporter

There were 780 multiracial students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Allegan County welcomed 17,979 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Baseline Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 43 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Baseline Middle School	10.4	412
Starr Elementary School	8.3	460
Wayland Union Middle School	5.2	649
Hamilton Flex	6.2	547
Allegan High School	4.6	648
North Shore Elementary School	12.1	247
Wayland High School	3.3	828
Plainwell Middle School	4.5	596
Paris Ridge Elementary School	8	325
Gilkey Elementary School	6.6	393
Dix Street Elementary School	8.2	316
Hamilton Middle School	3.2	719
Hamilton High School	2.8	781
Dawson Elementary School	7.4	297
Plainwell High School	2.6	815
Pine Street Elementary School	5.2	401
Washington Street Elementary School	4.4	450
Bessie B. Baker School	6.7	297
Otsego High School	2.5	751
Hopkins High School	3.6	498
Otsego Middle School	3.2	527
L. E. White Middle School	3.6	447
Hamilton Elementary School	4.5	355
RJ Steeby School	5.5	272
Dorr School	4.1	343
West Ward Elementary School	5.7	246
Blue Star Elementary School	5.9	219
Fennville Elementary School	2.3	523
Pullman Elementary School	5.7	210
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	4.3	278
Pine Trails Elementary School	3.5	344
Fennville Middle School	3.4	298
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	7.2	138
Sycamore Elementary School	4.1	243
Hopkins Elementary School	2.3	386
Hopkins Middle School	2.6	349
Fennville Public High School	2.1	378
Martin High School	2.4	332
Bentheim Elementary School	2.8	214
Douglas Elementary School	1.4	353
Allegan Alternative High School	4.1	123
Innocademy Allegan Campus	4.3	94
Allegan Online K-8	6.5	46
Saugatuck High School	0.8	259
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	4.5	44
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	12.5	16
Career Connections Academy	5	40
Outlook Academy	4.9	41
Renaissance High School	1.2	84
Glenn Public School	3	33
North Ward Elementary School	2.9	34
Saugatuck Middle School	0	190
Sandyview Elementary School	0	63
Otsego West Campus High School	0	27