How many Hawaiian students were enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in 2023-24 school year?

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By North Michigan News

Nov 8, 2024

There were 27 Hawaiian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.5% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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

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

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Grand Traverse Academy	0.9	798
Central Grade School	0.6	537
Central High School	0.2	1,324
West Middle School	0.2	1,108
Cherry Knoll Elementary School	0.6	341
West Senior High School	0.1	1,472
Courtade Elementary School	0.5	209
Blair Elementary School	0.5	205
Kingsley Area Middle School	0.2	483
Traverse Heights Elementary School	0.4	276
The Greenspire School	0.7	151
Mill Creek Elementary School	0.4	248
North Ed Bridgeway	1.7	59
Kingsley Area Elementary School	0.2	544
Traverse City High School	0.7	149
Eastern Elementary School	0	480
East Middle School	0	779
Willow Hill Elementary School	0	444
Long Lake Elementary School	0	357
Kingsley Area High School	0	407
TCAPS Montessori School	0	297
Life Skills Center	0	134
Silver Lake Elementary School	0	293
The Greenspire School	0	98
Fife Lake Elementary School	0	147
North Ed New Horizons	0	80
North Ed Creekside School	0	54
Westwoods Elementary School	0	347
Woodland School	0	212
Old Mission Peninsula School	0	135
TBA Career Technology Center	0	1