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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Allegan County Education: 793 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 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 793 multiracial students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Allegan County welcomed 17,403 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.6% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 50 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 2023-24 School Year

White [82.1%]Hispanic [10.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.2%]

Enrollment Demographics in Allegan County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Baseline Middle School12.4403
Dix Street Elementary School10.8332
Allegan High School5.2614
Wayland High School3.8814
Plainwell Middle School5.1587
Starr Elementary School6.4451
Hamilton Middle School3.9714
North Shore Elementary School10.7261
Otsego Middle School5.3524
Otsego High School3.4741
Pine Street Elementary School6.4390
Bessie B. Baker School8313
Dawson Elementary School8.4286
Gilkey Elementary School6399
Hamilton High School2.8808
Wayland Union Middle School3.7617
Paris Ridge Elementary School7.3317
Plainwell High School2.6813
Hamilton Elementary School4.7363
Hopkins High School3.3490
Washington Street Elementary School3.6450
L. E. White Middle School3.4436
Dorr School4.7322
Hamilton Flex9.9151
Pine Trails Elementary School4.1339
Fennville Elementary School2.5529
Fennville Middle School4.2288
Pullman Elementary School6.6183
West Ward Elementary School4.5245
RJ Steeby School4.6240
Martin High School3328
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School3.5288
Hopkins Elementary School2.6384
Hopkins Middle School3.1322
Sycamore Elementary School4.1244
Fennville Public High School2.3396
Hillside Learning Behavior Center6.7135
Blue Star Elementary School3.8212
Bentheim Elementary School3.7218
Allegan Alternative High School6.8118
Douglas Elementary School1.8338
Outlook Academy850
Saugatuck High School1.2258
Innocademy Allegan Campus3.295
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School743
Allegan Online K-86.745
Renaissance High School2.292
Saugatuck Middle School0.5197
Glenn Public School2.639
North Ward Elementary School2.836
Career Connections Academy1.952
Otsego West Campus High School425
Sandyview Elementary School053
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus015

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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