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
Data showed that Muskegon County welcomed 25,531 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 18.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 66 schools in Muskegon County, Muskegon High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 626 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 Muskegon County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Muskegon County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Muskegon High School | 60.3 | 1,039 |
| Muskegon Middle School | 58.1 | 755 |
| Timberland Academy | 63.9 | 623 |
| Marquette Elementary School | 58.6 | 474 |
| Muskegon Heights Academy | 91.9 | 272 |
| Three Oaks Public School Academy | 66.4 | 348 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Academy | 94.8 | 210 |
| Oakview Elementary School | 60.2 | 294 |
| Cardinal Elementary School | 26.7 | 610 |
| Mona Shores High School | 11.8 | 1,268 |
| Bunker Elementary School | 37.4 | 398 |
| Mona Shores Middle School | 15.9 | 902 |
| Moon Elementary School | 58.1 | 246 |
| Orchard View High School | 23.8 | 576 |
| Edgewood Elementary Academy | 97.1 | 138 |
| Orchard View Middle School | 26 | 447 |
| Muskegon Covenant Academy | 70 | 160 |
| Orchard View Early Elementary School | 27.1 | 388 |
| Campbell Elementary School | 23.6 | 416 |
| Muskegon Community Education Center | 67.5 | 114 |
| Reeths-Puffer High School | 4.8 | 1,177 |
| Muskegon Maritime Academy | 67.9 | 53 |
| Ross Park Elementary School | 8 | 435 |
| Fruitport High School | 3.8 | 810 |
| Reeths-Puffer Middle School | 5.7 | 542 |
| Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change | 16.9 | 166 |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School | 6.5 | 418 |
| Wesley School | 18.3 | 142 |
| Reeths-Puffer Elementary School | 4.1 | 603 |
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School | 4.5 | 557 |
| Whitehall Senior High School | 3.7 | 629 |
| Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School | 4.2 | 524 |
| Churchill Elementary School | 5.1 | 408 |
| Orchard View Community Education | 16.5 | 127 |
| Fruitport Middle School | 3 | 594 |
| Central Elementary School | 4.1 | 411 |
| Oakridge High School | 2.7 | 561 |
| North Muskegon High School | 4.5 | 335 |
| North Muskegon Elementary School | 3.7 | 376 |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School | 3.1 | 421 |
| Whitehall Middle School | 2.1 | 430 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 1.4 | 581 |
| Beach Elementary School | 2.3 | 308 |
| Shettler School | 2.2 | 318 |
| Beechnau Elementary School | 1.5 | 388 |
| Whitehall Ealy Elementary School | 1.2 | 401 |
| Ravenna Middle School | 1.5 | 327 |
| Oakridge Middle School | 1.8 | 283 |
| North Muskegon Middle School | 2.2 | 223 |
| Twin Lake School | 2.4 | 212 |
| Ravenna High School | 1.3 | 306 |
| Holton High School | 1.6 | 249 |
| White Lake Area Community Education | 3.7 | 109 |
| Oehrli Elementary School | 0.6 | 465 |
| Shoreline Elementary School | 0.7 | 446 |
| Montague High School | 0.6 | 464 |
| Holton Middle School | 1.6 | 182 |
| Lakeshore Learning Center | 14.3 | 21 |
| Holton Elementary School | 0.6 | 361 |
| Fruitport Adult Education | 7.4 | 27 |
| Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School | 0.4 | 271 |
| Montague Area Childhood Center | 0 | 116 |
| Pennsylvania Elementary School | 0 | 40 |
| Oakridge Fusion | 0 | 41 |
| Holton Virtual Academy | 0 | 31 |
| Fruitport Alternative High School | 0 | 17 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Churchill Elementary School• Oakridge Upper Elementary School• Fruitport Middle School• Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change• Ravenna High School• Muskegon Community Education Center• Pennsylvania Elementary School• Oakridge High School• Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School• Orchard View Community Education• Holton Elementary School• Bunker Elementary School• Orchard View Early Elementary School• Oehrli Elementary School• Orchard View Middle School• Twin Lake School• Beechnau Elementary School• Fruitport High School• Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System• Shettler School• Fruitport Alternative High School• Muskegon Middle School• Beach Elementary School• Campbell Elementary School• Whitehall Middle School• Lincoln Park Elementary School• Reeths-Puffer Elementary School• Central Elementary School• Montague Area Childhood Center• North Muskegon Elementary School• Reeths-Puffer Middle School• Wesley School• Marquette Elementary School• Cardinal Elementary School• Holton High School• Oakridge Middle School• Reeths-Puffer High School• Whitehall Senior High School• Shoreline Elementary School• Montague High School• Holton Virtual Academy• White Lake Area Community Education• Orchard View High School• Lakeshore Learning Center• Edgewood Elementary School• Mona Shores High School• Oakridge Lower Elementary School• North Muskegon High School• Moon Elementary School• Dr. Martin Luther King Academy• Edgewood Elementary School• North Muskegon Middle School• Muskegon High School• Fruitport Adult Education• Oakview Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Three Oaks Public School Academy• Whitehall Ealy Elem. School• Mona Shores Middle School• Timberland Academy• Ravenna Middle School• Ross Park Elementary School• Holton Middle School• Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School• Oakridge Fusion• Muskegon Covenant Academy
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