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Van Buren County Education: 3 Hawaiian students were enrolled in 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 three Hawaiian students enrolled in Van Buren County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Van Buren County welcomed 14,810 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Mattawan Middle School, Hartford High School, and Paw Paw Middle School were the only schools in Van Buren County that enrolled Hawaiian 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Van Buren County in 2022-23 School Year

White [68.3%]Hispanic [20.7%]Multiracial [5.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Van Buren County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mattawan Middle School0.1817
Hartford High School0.2404
Paw Paw Middle School0.2475
Michigan Online School0926
Sister Lakes Elementary School0181
Redwood Elementary School0567
Paw Paw Early Elementary School0472
Bloomingdale Middle and High School0569
Bangor Career Academy0102
Mattawan High School01,171
Mattawan Early Elementary School0744
Mattawan Later Elementary School0782
Paw Paw High School0692
South Haven High School0569
Hartford Middle School0295
Decatur Junior Senior High School0405
Lawton Elementary School0401
Lincoln School0234
Paw Paw Later Elementary School0462
Covert High School0103
Bangor Middle School0285
Bloomingdale Elementary School0311
Lawton High School0289
Davis Elementary School0380
Maple Grove Elementary School0302
Gobles Elementary School0359
Lawton Middle School0307
Covert Elementary School0140
Mattawan Early Childhood Education Center096
Gobles High School0330
South Walnut Elementary School0335
Bangor High School0276
Covert Middle School065
WAY South Haven034
Bert Goens Learning Center087
Community-Based Transition Center070
Hartford Alternative Education098
Lawrence Elementary School0207
Behavioral Education Center041
Gobles Virtual Academy048
Lawrence Junior-Senior High School0212
Wood School Bangor Township 8024
Cedar Street Community and Family Center090
Lawton Accelerated Academic Center053

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