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Grand Traverse County Education: 155 African American 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 155 African American students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.6% 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, African American students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20 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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Grand Traverse Academy2.5787
West Senior High School1.31,510
Central High School1.21,387
West Middle School0.81,081
Central Grade School1.7516
Traverse Heights Elementary School3.5257
Kingsley Area Elementary School1.4571
East Middle School0.9786
Cherry Knoll Elementary School1.7357
Eastern Elementary School1.1454
Traverse City High School3.2158
TCAPS Montessori School1.6307
Kingsley Area High School1.1457
Willow Hill Elementary School1421
Kingsley Area Middle School0.7457
Blair Elementary School1.4212
The Greenspire School2.4125
Fife Lake Elementary School2.1145
North Ed Creekside School5.159
North Ed New Horizons3.977
Long Lake Elementary School0.6352
Life Skills Center1.6126
Silver Lake Elementary School0.7306
Courtade Elementary School0.5218
Old Mission Peninsula School0.6163
The Greenspire School0.8120
Mill Creek Elementary School0249
North Ed Bridgeway058
Westwoods Elementary School0368
Woodland School0206

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