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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 1.4% of Allegan County's student body in 2022-23 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 257 African American students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less 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, African American students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Baseline Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 36 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 Allegan County in 2022-23 School Year

White [82.3%]Hispanic [10.8%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Allegan County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Baseline Middle School8.7412
North Shore Elementary School8.9247
L. E. White Middle School3.6447
Pine Trails Elementary School4.1344
Allegan High School1.7648
West Ward Elementary School4.5246
Plainwell Middle School1.7596
Otsego High School1.1751
Wayland Union Middle School1.1649
Wayland High School0.8828
Paris Ridge Elementary School2.2325
Hamilton High School0.9781
Washington Street Elementary School1.6450
Pine Street Elementary School1.5401
Pullman Elementary School2.9210
Hopkins Elementary School1.6386
Starr Elementary School1.1460
Hamilton Middle School0.7719
Dawson Elementary School1.7297
Plainwell High School0.6815
Otsego Middle School0.9527
Fennville Public High School1.3378
Martin High School1.5332
Bessie B. Baker School1.3297
Hopkins High School0.8498
Hamilton Flex0.5547
Dix Street Elementary School0.9316
Hamilton Elementary School0.8355
Dorr School0.9343
Douglas Elementary School0.8353
Allegan Alternative High School2.4123
Blue Star Elementary School0.9219
Fennville Elementary School0.4523
Hillside Learning Behavior Center1.4138
Hopkins Middle School0.6349
Career Connections Academy540
Renaissance High School2.484
RJ Steeby School0.4272
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus6.316
Saugatuck Middle School0.5190
Gilkey Elementary School0393
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School0278
Fennville Middle School0298
Sycamore Elementary School0243
Bentheim Elementary School0214
Innocademy Allegan Campus094
Allegan Online K-8046
Saugatuck High School0259
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School044
Outlook Academy041
Glenn Public School033
North Ward Elementary School034
Sandyview Elementary School063
Otsego West Campus High School027

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hamilton FlexHopkins Elementary SchoolWashington Street Elementary SchoolDorr SchoolInnocademy Allegan CampusWayland High SchoolAllegan Online K-8Fennville Elementary SchoolPine Street Elementary SchoolOutlook AcademyBentheim Elementary SchoolSycamore Elementary SchoolSandyview Elementary SchoolFennville Middle SchoolHopkins High SchoolMartin High SchoolPine Trails Elementary SchoolOutlook Academy - Youth Home CampusDawson Elementary SchoolAllegan Alternative High SchoolPearl Alternative/Adult Educational SchoolWest Ward Elementary SchoolHamilton Middle SchoolDix Street Elementary SchoolAllegan High SchoolPlainwell High SchoolFennville Public High SchoolGilkey Elementary SchoolWayland Union Middle SchoolR.j. Steeby SchoolHamilton High SchoolBlue Star Elementary SchoolL.e. White Middle SchoolRenaissance High SchoolDouglas Elementary SchoolPlainwell Middle SchoolOtsego Middle SchoolNorth Ward Elementary SchoolSaugatuck Middle SchoolCareer Connections AcademyHamilton Elementary SchoolSaugatuck High SchoolOtsego West Campus High SchoolBaseline Middle SchoolHopkins Middle SchoolStarr Elementary SchoolGlenn Public SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationHillside Learning And Behavior CenterParis Ridge Elementary SchoolNorth Shore Elementary SchoolPullman Elementary SchoolRobert D. Brandon Elem. SchoolOtsego High SchoolBessie B. Baker School

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