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2022-23 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools?

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 12,290 students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Grand Traverse County schools, followed by 4.2% of Hispanic students, 3% of multiracial students, 1.6% of American Indian students, 1.3% of Asian students, 1.3% of African American students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

West Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Grand Traverse County's 32 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,510 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.

Enrollment in Grand Traverse County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Grand Traverse County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
West Senior High School1,5441,510-2.2
Central High School1,4491,387-4.3
West Middle School1,0851,081-0.4
Grand Traverse Academy792787-0.6
East Middle School806786-2.5
Kingsley Area Elementary School593571-3.7
Central Grade School537516-3.9
Kingsley Area High School500457-8.6
Kingsley Area Middle School4394574.1
Eastern Elementary School4504540.9
Willow Hill Elementary School423421-0.5
Westwoods Elementary School387368-4.9
Cherry Knoll Elementary School366357-2.5
Long Lake Elementary School3513520.3
TCAPS Montessori School310307-1
Silver Lake Elementary School344306-11
Traverse Heights Elementary School20325726.6
Mill Creek Elementary School2272499.7
Courtade Elementary School244218-10.7
Blair Elementary School216212-1.9
Woodland School213206-3.3
Old Mission Peninsula School170163-4.1
Traverse City High School1561581.3
Fife Lake Elementary School1381455.1
Life Skills Center134126-6
The Greenspire School61125104.9
The Greenspire School132120-9.1
North Ed New Horizons707710
North Ed Creekside School505918
North Ed Bridgeway6658-12.1

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