North Michigan News

There were 12,169 students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Grand Traverse County schools, followed by 4.3% of Hispanic students, 3.1% of multiracial students, 1.7% of American Indian students, 1.3% of African American students, 1.2% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

West Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Grand Traverse County's 32 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,472 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
West Senior High School	1,510	1,472	-2.5
Central High School	1,387	1,324	-4.5
West Middle School	1,081	1,108	2.5
Grand Traverse Academy	787	798	1.4
East Middle School	786	779	-0.9
Kingsley Area Elementary School	571	544	-4.7
Central Grade School	516	537	4.1
Kingsley Area Middle School	457	483	5.7
Eastern Elementary School	454	480	5.7
Willow Hill Elementary School	421	444	5.5
Kingsley Area High School	457	407	-10.9
Long Lake Elementary School	352	357	1.4
Westwoods Elementary School	368	347	-5.7
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	357	341	-4.5
TCAPS Montessori School	307	297	-3.3
Silver Lake Elementary School	306	293	-4.2
Traverse Heights Elementary School	257	276	7.4
Mill Creek Elementary School	249	248	-0.4
Woodland School	206	212	2.9
Courtade Elementary School	218	209	-4.1
Blair Elementary School	212	205	-3.3
The Greenspire School	125	151	20.8
Traverse City High School	158	149	-5.7
Fife Lake Elementary School	145	147	1.4
Old Mission Peninsula School	163	135	-17.2
Life Skills Center	126	134	6.3
The Greenspire School	120	98	-18.3
North Ed New Horizons	77	80	3.9
North Ed Bridgeway	58	59	1.7
North Ed Creekside School	59	54	-8.5
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