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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of Otsego 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 seven Hawaiian students enrolled in Otsego County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Otsego County welcomed 3,455 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Otsego County, Gaylord Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Otsego County in 2022-23 School Year

White [91.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [8.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Otsego County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Gaylord Intermediate School0.3610
Gaylord High School/Vocational Building0.1961
Johannesburg-Lewiston Elementary/Middle School0.3346
North Ohio Elementary School0.3369
South Maple Elementary School0.2425
Johannesburg-Lewiston High School0.5218
Gaylord Middle School0428
Vanderbilt Area School098

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