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Grand Traverse County Education: 145 Asian students were enrolled in 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 145 Asian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% less 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, Asian students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Grand Traverse County, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 24 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Senior High School1.61,472
Central Grade School4.1537
Central High School1.31,324
West Middle School1.31,108
Grand Traverse Academy1.5798
Eastern Elementary School2.5480
East Middle School1.2779
Courtade Elementary School1.9209
Blair Elementary School2205
Willow Hill Elementary School0.7444
Kingsley Area Middle School0.6483
Cherry Knoll Elementary School0.9341
Long Lake Elementary School0.8357
Traverse Heights Elementary School0.7276
Kingsley Area High School0.5407
TCAPS Montessori School0.7297
Life Skills Center1.5134
Silver Lake Elementary School0.7293
The Greenspire School298
The Greenspire School0.7151
Mill Creek Elementary School0.4248
North Ed Bridgeway1.759
Kingsley Area Elementary School0544
Fife Lake Elementary School0147
North Ed New Horizons080
Traverse City High School0149
North Ed Creekside School054
Westwoods Elementary School0347
Woodland School0212
Old Mission Peninsula School0135
TBA Career Technology Center01

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