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Grand Traverse County Education: 41 Hawaiian students were enrolled in schools 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 41 Hawaiian students enrolled in Grand Traverse County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 51.9% more 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Academy recorded the largest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of eight 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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
North Ed Bridgeway1.4%70
Traverse Heights Elementary School1.2%245
The Greenspire School1.1%176
Grand Traverse Academy1%824
Cherry Knoll Elementary School0.9%333
Central Grade School0.8%510
Kingsley Area Middle School0.8%366
Long Lake Elementary School0.5%364
Blair Elementary School0.5%202
East Middle School0.4%829
West Senior High School0.4%1,384
TCAPS Montessori School0.3%331
Kingsley Area Elementary School0.2%655
Kingsley Area High School0.2%401
Eastern Elementary School0.2%475
Central High School0.1%1,326
West Middle School0.1%1,081
Life Skills Center0%131
Traverse City High School0%171
North Ed Creekside School0%64
North Ed New Horizons0%75
Fife Lake Elementary School0%144
Woodland School0%209
Westwoods Elementary School0%365
Courtade Elementary School0%215
Silver Lake Elementary School0%286
0%233
Old Mission Peninsula School0%146
Willow Hill Elementary School0%429
The Greenspire School0%93

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