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How many white students were enrolled in Allegan County schools in 2023-24 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 14,289 white students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Allegan County welcomed 17,403 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Wayland High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 716 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 Allegan County in 2023-24 School Year

White [82.1%]Hispanic [10.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.2%]

Enrollment Demographics in Allegan County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Wayland High School88814
Plainwell High School87.5813
Hamilton High School86.9808
Otsego High School88.8741
Hamilton Middle School86.6714
Wayland Union Middle School84.3617
Allegan High School83.2614
Plainwell Middle School86.7587
Otsego Middle School86.8524
Hopkins High School90.4490
Washington Street Elementary School90.2450
Starr Elementary School82.3451
L. E. White Middle School83.5436
Gilkey Elementary School89399
Hopkins Elementary School88384
Pine Street Elementary School86.2390
Hamilton Elementary School88.4363
Douglas Elementary School90.2338
Hopkins Middle School91.6322
Dix Street Elementary School84.6332
Pine Trails Elementary School82.3339
Dorr School85.7322
Martin High School82.9328
Paris Ridge Elementary School82.6317
Bessie B. Baker School82.7313
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School85.4288
Baseline Middle School60403
Fennville Elementary School45.7529
Sycamore Elementary School93.9244
Dawson Elementary School79.4286
Saugatuck High School86.4258
RJ Steeby School90240
West Ward Elementary School87.3245
Bentheim Elementary School90.4218
Saugatuck Middle School91.9197
North Shore Elementary School66.3261
Fennville Public High School43.4396
Blue Star Elementary School76.9212
Fennville Middle School45.8288
Hamilton Flex78.1151
Hillside Learning Behavior Center80135
Allegan Alternative High School84.7118
Pullman Elementary School53183
Renaissance High School91.392
Innocademy Allegan Campus69.595
Sandyview Elementary School92.553
Career Connections Academy84.652
Outlook Academy8250
Allegan Online K-886.745
Glenn Public School79.539
North Ward Elementary School86.136
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School58.143
Otsego West Campus High School9625
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus8015

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hamilton FlexHopkins Elementary SchoolWashington Street Elementary SchoolDorr SchoolInnocademy Allegan CampusWayland High SchoolAllegan Online K-8Fennville Elementary SchoolPine Street Elementary SchoolOutlook AcademyBentheim Elementary SchoolSycamore Elementary SchoolSandyview Elementary SchoolFennville Middle SchoolHopkins High SchoolMartin High SchoolPine Trails Elementary SchoolOutlook Academy - Youth Home CampusDawson Elementary SchoolAllegan Alternative High SchoolPearl Alternative/Adult Educational SchoolWest Ward Elementary SchoolHamilton Middle SchoolDix Street Elementary SchoolAllegan High SchoolPlainwell High SchoolFennville Public High SchoolGilkey Elementary SchoolWayland Union Middle SchoolR.j. Steeby SchoolHamilton High SchoolBlue Star Elementary SchoolL.e. White Middle SchoolRenaissance High SchoolDouglas Elementary SchoolPlainwell Middle SchoolOtsego Middle SchoolNorth Ward Elementary SchoolSaugatuck Middle SchoolCareer Connections AcademyHamilton Elementary SchoolSaugatuck High SchoolOtsego West Campus High SchoolBaseline Middle SchoolHopkins Middle SchoolStarr Elementary SchoolGlenn Public SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationHillside Learning And Behavior CenterParis Ridge Elementary SchoolNorth Shore Elementary SchoolPullman Elementary SchoolRobert D. Brandon Elem. SchoolOtsego High SchoolBessie B. Baker School

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