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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Allegan County Education: 119 Asian students were enrolled in schools 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 119 Asian students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.5% 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, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Plainwell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Plainwell High School2.1815
Hamilton Flex2547
Wayland High School1.1828
Otsego High School1.1751
Hamilton Middle School1719
Allegan High School0.9648
Hamilton High School0.8781
Otsego Middle School1.1527
Paris Ridge Elementary School1.5325
Saugatuck High School1.9259
Hopkins High School0.8498
L. E. White Middle School0.7447
West Ward Elementary School1.2246
Wayland Union Middle School0.5649
Pine Street Elementary School0.7401
Blue Star Elementary School1.4219
Baseline Middle School0.5412
Plainwell Middle School0.3596
Douglas Elementary School0.6353
Bentheim Elementary School0.9214
North Shore Elementary School0.4247
Pine Trails Elementary School0.3344
Washington Street Elementary School0.2450
Hopkins Elementary School0.3386
Dawson Elementary School0.3297
Martin High School0.3332
Hamilton Elementary School0.3355
Dorr School0.3343
Fennville Elementary School0.2523
Career Connections Academy2.540
Saugatuck Middle School0.5190
Gilkey Elementary School0.3393
Pullman Elementary School0210
Starr Elementary School0460
Fennville Public High School0378
Bessie B. Baker School0297
Dix Street Elementary School0316
Allegan Alternative High School0123
Hillside Learning Behavior Center0138
Hopkins Middle School0349
Renaissance High School084
RJ Steeby School0272
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus016
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School0278
Fennville Middle School0298
Sycamore Elementary School0243
Innocademy Allegan Campus094
Allegan Online K-8046
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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