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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 88.5% of Grand Traverse County's student body in 2022-23 school year

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 10,872 white students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Grand Traverse County welcomed 12,290 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,337 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.

Ethnicities in Grand Traverse County in 2022-23 School Year

White [88.5%]Ethnicities < 5% [11.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Grand Traverse County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Senior High School88.51,510
Central High School891,387
West Middle School88.31,081
Grand Traverse Academy90.5787
East Middle School87.7786
Kingsley Area Elementary School95.8571
Kingsley Area Middle School95.6457
Central Grade School83.7516
Kingsley Area High School93.9457
Eastern Elementary School87.9454
Willow Hill Elementary School91.7421
Westwoods Elementary School94.6368
Long Lake Elementary School89.5352
Cherry Knoll Elementary School81.8357
Silver Lake Elementary School91.8306
TCAPS Montessori School89.6307
Mill Creek Elementary School88249
Woodland School94.7206
Courtade Elementary School87.6218
Blair Elementary School85.4212
Traverse Heights Elementary School65.4257
Old Mission Peninsula School84163
Life Skills Center91.3126
Traverse City High School72.8158
The Greenspire School86.4125
Fife Lake Elementary School73.1145
The Greenspire School82.5120
North Ed New Horizons90.977
North Ed Bridgeway89.758
North Ed Creekside School83.159

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