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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 3.6% of Grand Traverse County's student body in 2024-25 school year

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Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

There were 423 Hispanic students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 18.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Grand Traverse County welcomed 11,900 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, West Senior High School recorded the largest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 50 students.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

Ethnicities in Grand Traverse County in 2024-25 School Year

White (89.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (10.9%)

Enrollment Demographics in Grand Traverse County Schools During 2024-25 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Traverse Heights Elementary School14.7%245
Old Mission Peninsula School13%146
Blair Elementary School7.9%202
Traverse City High School6.4%171
North Ed New Horizons5.3%75
5.2%233
Central Grade School5.1%510
Cherry Knoll Elementary School4.5%333
The Greenspire School4.5%176
North Ed Bridgeway4.3%70
East Middle School4%829
Long Lake Elementary School3.8%364
West Senior High School3.6%1,384
Grand Traverse Academy3.5%824
North Ed Creekside School3.1%64
Silver Lake Elementary School3.1%286
Central High School3.1%1,326
Courtade Elementary School2.8%215
Fife Lake Elementary School2.8%144
West Middle School2.7%1,081
Kingsley Area Middle School2.5%366
Eastern Elementary School2.3%475
Life Skills Center2.3%131
Kingsley Area High School2.2%401
Willow Hill Elementary School2.1%429
TCAPS Montessori School2.1%331
Westwoods Elementary School1.6%365
Kingsley Area Elementary School1.5%655
Woodland School1.4%209
The Greenspire School1.1%93

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