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How many multiracial students were enrolled in Grand Traverse County 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 369 multiracial students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% 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, multiracial students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Senior High School3.41,510
Central High School31,387
West Middle School3.11,081
Cherry Knoll Elementary School8.1357
East Middle School3.6786
Central Grade School3.9516
TCAPS Montessori School5.2307
Fife Lake Elementary School9145
Long Lake Elementary School3.4352
The Greenspire School10120
Traverse Heights Elementary School4.3257
Traverse City High School7158
Eastern Elementary School2.2454
Willow Hill Elementary School2.4421
Blair Elementary School4.7212
Westwoods Elementary School2.7368
Grand Traverse Academy1.1787
Woodland School3.9206
Kingsley Area High School1.5457
Mill Creek Elementary School2.4249
Courtade Elementary School2.8218
Old Mission Peninsula School3.1163
Silver Lake Elementary School1.6306
Kingsley Area Elementary School0.4571
The Greenspire School1.6125
North Ed New Horizons1.377
Kingsley Area Middle School0457
Life Skills Center0126
North Ed Bridgeway058
North Ed Creekside School059

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