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206 American Indian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in 2023-24 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 206 American Indian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Grand Traverse County welcomed 12,169 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Grand Traverse County, Fife Lake Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 39 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 2023-24 School Year

White [88.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [11.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Grand Traverse County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Fife Lake Elementary School26.5147
Traverse Heights Elementary School8.7276
Central High School1.51,324
West Senior High School1.21,472
Central Grade School2.8537
West Middle School1.21,108
East Middle School1.7779
Grand Traverse Academy1.1798
Cherry Knoll Elementary School2.1341
Courtade Elementary School3.3209
Traverse City High School4149
Eastern Elementary School1480
Kingsley Area High School1407
Silver Lake Elementary School1.4293
Life Skills Center3134
Willow Hill Elementary School0.7444
Mill Creek Elementary School1.2248
The Greenspire School2151
Long Lake Elementary School0.6357
Kingsley Area Elementary School0.4544
TCAPS Montessori School0.3297
The Greenspire School198
Westwoods Elementary School0.3347
Kingsley Area Middle School0.2483
North Ed Creekside School1.954
Blair Elementary School0205
Woodland School0212
Old Mission Peninsula School0135
North Ed Bridgeway059
North Ed New Horizons080
TBA Career Technology Center01

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