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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1.3% 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 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.

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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Senior High School1.51,510
Central High School1.51,387
West Middle School1.61,081
Eastern Elementary School3.5454
Central Grade School2.7516
Grand Traverse Academy1.8787
East Middle School1.1786
Traverse Heights Elementary School2.7257
Courtade Elementary School1.8218
Kingsley Area Middle School0.9457
Long Lake Elementary School1.1352
Mill Creek Elementary School1.2249
Willow Hill Elementary School0.7421
Blair Elementary School1.4212
Cherry Knoll Elementary School0.6357
Life Skills Center1.6126
The Greenspire School1.6125
Old Mission Peninsula School1.2163
Traverse City High School0.6158
The Greenspire School0.8120
Silver Lake Elementary School0.3306
TCAPS Montessori School0.3307
Kingsley Area High School0.2457
North Ed Bridgeway1.758
Fife Lake Elementary School0145
Westwoods Elementary School0368
Kingsley Area Elementary School0571
North Ed Creekside School059
Woodland School0206
North Ed New Horizons077

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