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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.8% of Hagar Township School District #6's 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 five multiracial students enrolled in Hagar Township School District #6 in the 2022-23 school year, a 66.7% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Hagar Township School District #6 welcomed 73 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 6.8% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Hagar Township School District #6 roughly covers one school within Berrien County and has its main office in Riverside.

Riverside School was the only school in the district which enrolled multiracial students, welcoming five students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Hagar Township School District #6 in 2022-23 School Year
White [61.6%]African American [20.5%]Hispanic [11%]Multiracial [6.8%]Ethnicities <5% [0.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Hagar Township School District #6 During Last 8 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Multiracial StudentsMultiracial %
2022-237356.8%
2021-227334.1%
2020-217522.7%
2019-207522.7%
2018-198111.2%
2017-188311.2%
2016-177811.3%
2015-167733.9%

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