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Grand Traverse County Education: 517 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools 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 517 Hispanic students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 4.2% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 57 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 Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Senior High School3.81,510
West Middle School4.71,081
Central High School3.61,387
East Middle School4.7786
Traverse Heights Elementary School14257
Central Grade School5516
Cherry Knoll Elementary School5.9357
Traverse City High School13.3158
Grand Traverse Academy2.3787
Long Lake Elementary School5.1352
Old Mission Peninsula School11163
Eastern Elementary School3.7454
Willow Hill Elementary School4421
Mill Creek Elementary School6249
Silver Lake Elementary School4.6306
Blair Elementary School6.6212
Kingsley Area High School2.8457
Kingsley Area Middle School2.4457
Kingsley Area Elementary School1.8571
TCAPS Montessori School2.6307
Courtade Elementary School3.7218
The Greenspire School6.4125
Westwoods Elementary School1.1368
Life Skills Center3.2126
Fife Lake Elementary School2.8145
North Ed Bridgeway6.958
North Ed Creekside School6.859
Woodland School1.5206
The Greenspire School2.5120
North Ed New Horizons3.977

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