St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were 100 Asian students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16% 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Plainwell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 10 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Plainwell High School	1.2	813
Otsego High School	1.2	741
Hamilton Middle School	1.1	714
Hamilton High School	0.9	808
Paris Ridge Elementary School	2.2	317
Allegan High School	0.8	614
Otsego Middle School	1	524
Blue Star Elementary School	2.4	212
Saugatuck High School	1.9	258
Baseline Middle School	1	403
L. E. White Middle School	0.9	436
Wayland High School	0.4	814
West Ward Elementary School	1.2	245
Bentheim Elementary School	1.4	218
Wayland Union Middle School	0.3	617
Plainwell Middle School	0.3	587
Starr Elementary School	0.4	451
Hopkins High School	0.4	490
Washington Street Elementary School	0.4	450
Douglas Elementary School	0.6	338
North Shore Elementary School	0.4	261
Pine Trails Elementary School	0.3	339
Dawson Elementary School	0.3	286
Hopkins Elementary School	0.3	384
Allegan Alternative High School	0.8	118
Fennville Public High School	0.3	396
Gilkey Elementary School	0.3	399
Fennville Elementary School	0.2	529
Saugatuck Middle School	0.5	197
Hamilton Flex	0.7	151
Pullman Elementary School	0	183
Dorr School	0	322
Dix Street Elementary School	0	332
RJ Steeby School	0	240
Career Connections Academy	0	52
Bessie B. Baker School	0	313
Martin High School	0	328
Hopkins Middle School	0	322
Hamilton Elementary School	0	363
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	0	288
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	0	135
Pine Street Elementary School	0	390
Outlook Academy	0	50
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	0	43
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	0	15
Fennville Middle School	0	288
Sycamore Elementary School	0	244
Innocademy Allegan Campus	0	95
Allegan Online K-8	0	45
Renaissance High School	0	92
Glenn Public School	0	39
North Ward Elementary School	0	36
Otsego West Campus High School	0	25
Sandyview Elementary School	0	53