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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.6% of Cass County'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 38 American Indian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19.1% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Cass County, Patrick Hamilton Elementary School and Edwardsburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six students.

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 have widened. 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%]

Enrollment Demographics in Cass County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School2.5236
Edwardsburg High School0.7815
Kincheloe Elementary School2.3221
Edwardsburg Intermediate School1404
Union High School0.4532
Dowagiac Middle School0.5408
Sam Adams Elementary School0.5370
Justus Gage Elementary School0.7274
Edwardsburg Primary School0.6363
Volinia Outcome Base School6.332
Howard-Ellis Elementary School0.2591
Cassopolis High School0.4271
Cassopolis Middle School0.5210
Eagle Lake Elementary School0.3349
Edwardsburg Middle School0.2643
Pathfinders Alternative Education038
North Pointe Center058
Brookside Learning Center060
Marcellus High School0162
Marcellus Middle School0134
Marcellus Elementary School0300
Cassopolis Alternative Education013
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center068

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