North Michigan News

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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
West Senior High School	1,544	1,510	-2.2
Central High School	1,449	1,387	-4.3
West Middle School	1,085	1,081	-0.4
Grand Traverse Academy	792	787	-0.6
East Middle School	806	786	-2.5
Kingsley Area Elementary School	593	571	-3.7
Central Grade School	537	516	-3.9
Kingsley Area High School	500	457	-8.6
Kingsley Area Middle School	439	457	4.1
Eastern Elementary School	450	454	0.9
Willow Hill Elementary School	423	421	-0.5
Westwoods Elementary School	387	368	-4.9
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	366	357	-2.5
Long Lake Elementary School	351	352	0.3
TCAPS Montessori School	310	307	-1
Silver Lake Elementary School	344	306	-11
Traverse Heights Elementary School	203	257	26.6
Mill Creek Elementary School	227	249	9.7
Courtade Elementary School	244	218	-10.7
Blair Elementary School	216	212	-1.9
Woodland School	213	206	-3.3
Old Mission Peninsula School	170	163	-4.1
Traverse City High School	156	158	1.3
Fife Lake Elementary School	138	145	5.1
Life Skills Center	134	126	-6
The Greenspire School	61	125	104.9
The Greenspire School	132	120	-9.1
North Ed New Horizons	70	77	10
North Ed Creekside School	50	59	18
North Ed Bridgeway	66	58	-12.1