St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were 1,861 Hispanic students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% 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, Hispanic students comprised 10.7% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Fennville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 271 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fennville Elementary School	51.2	529
Fennville Public High School	53.3	396
Fennville Middle School	50	288
Baseline Middle School	17.9	403
Pullman Elementary School	36.6	183
Hamilton High School	8.2	808
Wayland Union Middle School	9.1	617
Hamilton Middle School	7.4	714
Plainwell High School	6.4	813
Wayland High School	5.7	814
Allegan High School	7.5	614
Martin High School	12.8	328
Otsego High School	5.5	741
Starr Elementary School	9.1	451
Plainwell Middle School	6.1	587
North Shore Elementary School	13	261
Blue Star Elementary School	16	212
L. E. White Middle School	7.1	436
Pine Trails Elementary School	8.8	339
Otsego Middle School	5.5	524
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	9.4	288
Saugatuck High School	10.1	258
Innocademy Allegan Campus	27.4	95
Hopkins Elementary School	6.5	384
Dawson Elementary School	8.7	286
Pine Street Elementary School	6.2	390
Bessie B. Baker School	7.7	313
Hamilton Elementary School	6.3	363
Hopkins High School	4.5	490
Washington Street Elementary School	4.9	450
Douglas Elementary School	6.5	338
Dorr School	6.8	322
Gilkey Elementary School	4	399
Paris Ridge Elementary School	5	317
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	11.1	135
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	32.6	43
Hopkins Middle School	3.4	322
Dix Street Elementary School	3.3	332
Saugatuck Middle School	5.6	197
Hamilton Flex	7.3	151
Bentheim Elementary School	4.6	218
West Ward Elementary School	3.3	245
RJ Steeby School	2.9	240
Glenn Public School	17.9	39
Renaissance High School	6.5	92
Allegan Alternative High School	4.2	118
Sycamore Elementary School	1.6	244
Sandyview Elementary School	7.5	53
Outlook Academy	8	50
North Ward Elementary School	11.1	36
Career Connections Academy	5.8	52
Allegan Online K-8	4.4	45
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	13.3	15
Otsego West Campus High School	0	25