North Michigan News

There were 156 Asian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Asian students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

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

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Senior High School	1.5	1,510
Central High School	1.5	1,387
West Middle School	1.6	1,081
Eastern Elementary School	3.5	454
Central Grade School	2.7	516
Grand Traverse Academy	1.8	787
East Middle School	1.1	786
Traverse Heights Elementary School	2.7	257
Courtade Elementary School	1.8	218
Kingsley Area Middle School	0.9	457
Long Lake Elementary School	1.1	352
Mill Creek Elementary School	1.2	249
Willow Hill Elementary School	0.7	421
Blair Elementary School	1.4	212
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	0.6	357
Life Skills Center	1.6	126
The Greenspire School	1.6	125
Old Mission Peninsula School	1.2	163
Traverse City High School	0.6	158
The Greenspire School	0.8	120
Silver Lake Elementary School	0.3	306
TCAPS Montessori School	0.3	307
Kingsley Area High School	0.2	457
North Ed Bridgeway	1.7	58
Fife Lake Elementary School	0	145
Westwoods Elementary School	0	368
Kingsley Area Elementary School	0	571
North Ed Creekside School	0	59
Woodland School	0	206
North Ed New Horizons	0	77