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How many Hawaiian students were enrolled in Cass County schools 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 Hawaiian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25% more 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Cass County, Howard-Ellis Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Howard-Ellis Elementary School0.3591
Sam Adams Elementary School0.3370
Marcellus High School0.6162
North Pointe Center1.758
Edwardsburg Primary School0363
Edwardsburg High School0815
Cassopolis High School0271
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School0236
Eagle Lake Elementary School0349
Edwardsburg Middle School0643
Kincheloe Elementary School0221
Edwardsburg Intermediate School0404
Union High School0532
Dowagiac Middle School0408
Justus Gage Elementary School0274
Volinia Outcome Base School032
Cassopolis Middle School0210
Pathfinders Alternative Education038
Brookside Learning Center060
Marcellus Middle School0134
Marcellus Elementary School0300
Cassopolis Alternative Education013
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center068

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