North Michigan News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Grand Traverse County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Grand Traverse County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 12,290 students attending Grand Traverse County schools, 88.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.2% of Grand Traverse County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Grand Traverse County, representing 88.5% of the student body.

The Greenspire School had the most diverse student body in Grand Traverse County including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, white, African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Blair Elementary School	White	85.4%	212
Central Grade School	White	83.7%	516
Central High School	White	89%	1,387
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	White	81.8%	357
Courtade Elementary School	White	87.6%	218
East Middle School	White	87.7%	786
Eastern Elementary School	White	87.9%	454
Fife Lake Elementary School	White	73.1%	145
Grand Traverse Academy	White	90.5%	787
Kingsley Area Elementary School	White	95.8%	571
Kingsley Area High School	White	93.9%	457
Kingsley Area Middle School	White	95.6%	457
Life Skills Center	White	91.3%	126
Long Lake Elementary School	White	89.5%	352
Mill Creek Elementary School	White	88%	249
North Ed Bridgeway	White	89.7%	58
North Ed Creekside School	White	83.1%	59
North Ed New Horizons	White	90.9%	77
Old Mission Peninsula School	White	84%	163
Silver Lake Elementary School	White	91.8%	306
TCAPS Montessori School	White	89.6%	307
The Greenspire School	White	86.4%	125
The Greenspire School	White	82.5%	120
Traverse City High School	White	72.8%	158
Traverse Heights Elementary School	White	65.4%	257
West Middle School	White	88.3%	1,081
West Senior High School	White	88.5%	1,510
Westwoods Elementary School	White	94.6%	368
Willow Hill Elementary School	White	91.7%	421
Woodland School	White	94.7%	206