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Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 3% of Grand Traverse County's districts 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 369 multiracial students enrolled in Grand Traverse County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Grand Traverse County welcomed 12,290 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Grand Traverse County, Traverse City Area Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 304 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Grand Traverse County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Grand Traverse County in 2022-23 School Year
White [88.5%]Ethnicities <5% [11.5%]
multiracial Enrollment in Grand Traverse County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Grand Traverse Academy1.1%787
Kingsley Area Schools0.6%1,493
Northwest Education Services3.4%958
Old Mission Peninsula School3.1%163
The Greenspire School5.7%245
Traverse City Area Public Schools3.5%8,713
Woodland School3.9%206

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