Holland Reporter

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.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Plainwell High School	2.1	815
Hamilton Flex	2	547
Wayland High School	1.1	828
Otsego High School	1.1	751
Hamilton Middle School	1	719
Allegan High School	0.9	648
Hamilton High School	0.8	781
Otsego Middle School	1.1	527
Paris Ridge Elementary School	1.5	325
Saugatuck High School	1.9	259
Hopkins High School	0.8	498
L. E. White Middle School	0.7	447
West Ward Elementary School	1.2	246
Wayland Union Middle School	0.5	649
Pine Street Elementary School	0.7	401
Blue Star Elementary School	1.4	219
Baseline Middle School	0.5	412
Plainwell Middle School	0.3	596
Douglas Elementary School	0.6	353
Bentheim Elementary School	0.9	214
North Shore Elementary School	0.4	247
Pine Trails Elementary School	0.3	344
Washington Street Elementary School	0.2	450
Hopkins Elementary School	0.3	386
Dawson Elementary School	0.3	297
Martin High School	0.3	332
Hamilton Elementary School	0.3	355
Dorr School	0.3	343
Fennville Elementary School	0.2	523
Career Connections Academy	2.5	40
Saugatuck Middle School	0.5	190
Gilkey Elementary School	0.3	393
Pullman Elementary School	0	210
Starr Elementary School	0	460
Fennville Public High School	0	378
Bessie B. Baker School	0	297
Dix Street Elementary School	0	316
Allegan Alternative High School	0	123
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	0	138
Hopkins Middle School	0	349
Renaissance High School	0	84
RJ Steeby School	0	272
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	0	16
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	0	278
Fennville Middle School	0	298
Sycamore Elementary School	0	243
Innocademy Allegan Campus	0	94
Allegan Online K-8	0	46
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	0	44
Outlook Academy	0	41
Glenn Public School	0	33
North Ward Elementary School	0	34
Sandyview Elementary School	0	63
Otsego West Campus High School	0	27