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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 8.1% of Cass County's districts student body in 2022-23 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 528 Hispanic students enrolled in Cass County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 6,552 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the five districts in Cass County, Dowagiac Union School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 359 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cass County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Cass County in 2022-23 School Year
White [76.2%]Multiracial [9.4%]Hispanic [8.1%]African American [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [1%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Cass County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Hispanic Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Cassopolis Public Schools5.7%866
Dowagiac Union School District18.9%1,900
Edwardsburg Public Schools4.3%2,642
Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District7%271
Marcellus Community Schools3.2%628

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