North Michigan News

West Senior High School had the largest enrollment among Grand Traverse County schools, welcoming 1,472 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89% of the West Senior High School total enrollment.

Among the 31 schools in Grand Traverse County, Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,324 students, while West Middle School welcomed 1,108 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

West Senior High School is part of Traverse City Area Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Grand Traverse County, with its main office in Traverse City.

In the previous school year, West Senior High School also had the largest number of students among Grand Traverse County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
West Senior High School	Traverse City	1,472
Central High School	Traverse City	1,324
West Middle School	Traverse City	1,108
Grand Traverse Academy	Traverse City	798
East Middle School	Traverse City	779
Kingsley Area Elementary School	Kingsley	544
Central Grade School	Traverse City	537
Kingsley Area Middle School	Kingsley	483
Eastern Elementary School	Traverse City	480
Willow Hill Elementary School	Traverse City	444
Kingsley Area High School	Kingsley	407
Long Lake Elementary School	Traverse City	357
Westwoods Elementary School	Traverse City	347
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Traverse City	341
TCAPS Montessori School	Traverse City	297
Silver Lake Elementary School	Traverse City	293
Traverse Heights Elementary School	Traverse City	276
Mill Creek Elementary School	Williamsburg	248
Woodland School	Traverse City	212
Courtade Elementary School	Traverse City	209
Blair Elementary School	Traverse City	205
The Greenspire School	Traverse City	151
Traverse City High School	Traverse City	149
Fife Lake Elementary School	Fife Lake	147
Old Mission Peninsula School	Traverse City	135
Life Skills Center	Traverse City	134
The Greenspire School	Traverse City	98
North Ed New Horizons	Traverse City	80
North Ed Bridgeway	Traverse City	59
North Ed Creekside School	Traverse City	54
TBA Career Technology Center	Traverse City	1