Holland Reporter

There were 75 American Indian students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Wayland High School and L. E. White Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Wayland High School	0.7	828
L. E. White Middle School	1.3	447
Hopkins High School	0.8	498
Pine Street Elementary School	1	401
Baseline Middle School	1	412
Hopkins Elementary School	1	386
Dorr School	1.2	343
Otsego High School	0.4	751
Wayland Union Middle School	0.5	649
Dawson Elementary School	1	297
Bessie B. Baker School	1	297
Hopkins Middle School	0.9	349
Hamilton Flex	0.4	547
Otsego Middle School	0.4	527
West Ward Elementary School	0.8	246
North Shore Elementary School	0.8	247
Renaissance High School	2.4	84
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	0.7	278
Plainwell High School	0.1	815
Allegan High School	0.2	648
Hamilton High School	0.1	781
Saugatuck High School	0.4	259
Plainwell Middle School	0.2	596
Bentheim Elementary School	0.5	214
Pine Trails Elementary School	0.3	344
Washington Street Elementary School	0.2	450
Martin High School	0.3	332
Saugatuck Middle School	0.5	190
Gilkey Elementary School	0.3	393
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	0.7	138
RJ Steeby School	0.4	272
Sycamore Elementary School	0.4	243
Allegan Online K-8	2.2	46
North Ward Elementary School	2.9	34
Hamilton Middle School	0	719
Paris Ridge Elementary School	0	325
Blue Star Elementary School	0	219
Douglas Elementary School	0	353
Hamilton Elementary School	0	355
Fennville Elementary School	0	523
Career Connections Academy	0	40
Pullman Elementary School	0	210
Starr Elementary School	0	460
Fennville Public High School	0	378
Dix Street Elementary School	0	316
Allegan Alternative High School	0	123
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	0	16
Fennville Middle School	0	298
Innocademy Allegan Campus	0	94
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	0	44
Outlook Academy	0	41
Glenn Public School	0	33
Sandyview Elementary School	0	63
Otsego West Campus High School	0	27