North Michigan News

There were 8,713 students enrolled in Traverse City Area Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 87.4% of the Traverse City Area Public Schools total enrollment.

Traverse City Area Public Schools covers 17 schools within Grand Traverse County with its main office in Traverse City. Among them, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,510 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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	Total Enrollment
Blair Elementary School	212
Central Grade School	516
Central High School	1,387
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	357
Courtade Elementary School	218
East Middle School	786
Eastern Elementary School	454
Long Lake Elementary School	352
Silver Lake Elementary School	306
TCAPS Montessori School	307
Traverse City High School	158
Traverse Heights Elementary School	257
West Middle School	1,081
West Senior High School	1,510
Westwoods Elementary School	368
Willow Hill Elementary School	421