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
Data showed that Sodus Township School District #5 welcomed 65 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students made up 26.2% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Sodus Township School District #5 roughly covers one school within Berrien County and has its main office in Sodus.
River School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 17 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total African American Students | African American % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 65 | 17 | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70 | 19 | 27.1% |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 19 | 23.5% |
| 2019-20 | 81 | 21 | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 73 | 17 | 23.3% |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 18 | 23.7% |
| 2016-17 | 76 | 17 | 22.4% |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 8 | 11.8% |
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