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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 1.3% of Grand Traverse County's student body 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 162 African American students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.5% 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, African American students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 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 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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Grand Traverse Academy2.5798
Central High School1.21,324
West Senior High School1.11,472
Central Grade School2537
Traverse Heights Elementary School3.3276
East Middle School1.2779
West Middle School0.71,108
Eastern Elementary School1.7480
Kingsley Area Elementary School1.3544
Willow Hill Elementary School1.4444
Kingsley Area Middle School1.2483
Fife Lake Elementary School3.4147
Kingsley Area High School1.2407
TCAPS Montessori School1.7297
North Ed New Horizons6.380
Cherry Knoll Elementary School1.2341
The Greenspire School2.6151
Courtade Elementary School1.4209
Traverse City High School2149
Life Skills Center2.2134
Blair Elementary School1.5205
Silver Lake Elementary School0.7293
Long Lake Elementary School0.6357
The Greenspire School198
North Ed Creekside School1.954
Mill Creek Elementary School0248
Westwoods Elementary School0347
Woodland School0212
Old Mission Peninsula School0135
North Ed Bridgeway059
TBA Career Technology Center01

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