North Michigan News

West Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Grand Traverse County schools, welcoming 1,510 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were girls, and 49.2% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.5% of the West Senior High School total enrollment.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,387 students, while West Middle School welcomed 1,081 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

West Senior High School is part of Traverse City Area Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Grand Traverse County, with its main office in Traverse City.

In the previous school year, West Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Grand Traverse County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
West Senior High School	Traverse City	1,510
Central High School	Traverse City	1,387
West Middle School	Traverse City	1,081
Grand Traverse Academy	Traverse City	787
East Middle School	Traverse City	786
Kingsley Area Elementary School	Kingsley	571
Central Grade School	Traverse City	516
Kingsley Area High School	Kingsley	457
Kingsley Area Middle School	Kingsley	457
Eastern Elementary School	Traverse City	454
Willow Hill Elementary School	Traverse City	421
Westwoods Elementary School	Traverse City	368
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Traverse City	357
Long Lake Elementary School	Traverse City	352
TCAPS Montessori School	Traverse City	307
Silver Lake Elementary School	Traverse City	306
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Traverse City	257
Mill Creek Elementary School	Williamsburg	249
Courtade Elementary School	Traverse City	218
Blair Elementary School	Traverse City	212
Woodland School	Traverse City	206
Old Mission Peninsula School	Traverse City	163
Traverse City High School	Traverse City	158
Fife Lake Elementary School	Fife Lake	145
Life Skills Center	Traverse City	126
The Greenspire School	Traverse City	125
The Greenspire School	Traverse City	120
North Ed New Horizons	Traverse City	77
North Ed Creekside School	Traverse City	59
North Ed Bridgeway	Traverse City	58