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197 American Indian students 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 197 American Indian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% 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, American Indian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, Traverse Heights Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Traverse Heights Elementary School9.7257
Central High School1.51,387
West Senior High School1.31,510
Fife Lake Elementary School13.1145
West Middle School1.51,081
East Middle School1.9786
Central Grade School2.7516
Grand Traverse Academy1787
Eastern Elementary School1.5454
Courtade Elementary School3.2218
Cherry Knoll Elementary School1.7357
Traverse City High School3.2158
Mill Creek Elementary School2249
The Greenspire School3.3120
Westwoods Elementary School1.1368
Silver Lake Elementary School1306
Kingsley Area Elementary School0.5571
Life Skills Center2.4126
North Ed Creekside School5.159
TCAPS Montessori School0.7307
Kingsley Area High School0.4457
Kingsley Area Middle School0.4457
Long Lake Elementary School0.3352
Willow Hill Elementary School0.2421
The Greenspire School0.8125
Blair Elementary School0212
Woodland School0206
Old Mission Peninsula School0163
North Ed New Horizons077
North Ed Bridgeway058

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