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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 5.9% of Muskegon County's student body 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 1,509 multiracial students enrolled in Muskegon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Muskegon County welcomed 25,531 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 66 schools in Muskegon County, Muskegon High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 80 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

White [66.1%]African American [18.3%]Hispanic [8.6%]Multiracial [5.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Muskegon County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Muskegon High School7.71,039
Muskegon Middle School9.8755
Mona Shores High School5.11,268
Timberland Academy10.3623
Bunker Elementary School16.1398
Mona Shores Middle School6.8902
Cardinal Elementary School9.8610
Orchard View Middle School11.9447
Oakridge Lower Elementary School7.9557
Reeths-Puffer High School3.71,177
Reeths-Puffer Elementary School6.6603
Campbell Elementary School9.1416
Marquette Elementary School7.8474
Orchard View High School6.1576
Oakview Elementary School11.6294
North Muskegon Elementary School9376
Orchard View Early Elementary School8.8388
Oakridge High School5.9561
Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School5.5524
Moon Elementary School11.8246
North Muskegon High School8.7335
Oakridge Upper Elementary School6.2421
Edgewood Elementary School4.3581
North Muskegon Middle School11.2223
Lincoln Park Elementary School5.7418
Fruitport Middle School3.9594
Reeths-Puffer Middle School4.2542
Three Oaks Public School Academy6.6348
Churchill Elementary School5.4408
Fruitport High School2.6810
Shettler School6.6318
Central Elementary School4.9411
Whitehall Ealy Elementary School5401
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change12166
Whitehall Middle School4.4430
Shoreline Elementary School4.3446
Holton Elementary School5.3361
Whitehall Senior High School2.9629
Holton High School7.2249
Twin Lake School7.5212
Ross Park Elementary School3.4435
Montague High School3464
Oehrli Elementary School2.6465
Beach Elementary School3.9308
Oakridge Middle School3.9283
Muskegon Covenant Academy5.6160
Holton Middle School4.9182
Beechnau Elementary School1.5388
Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School1.8271
Muskegon Community Education Center4.4114
Ravenna Middle School1.2327
Ravenna High School1.3306
White Lake Area Community Education3.7109
Wesley School2.1142
Oakridge Fusion7.341
Muskegon Heights Academy1.1272
Lakeshore Learning Center9.521
Orchard View Community Education0.8127
Montague Area Childhood Center0.9116
Fruitport Alternative High School5.917
Fruitport Adult Education3.727
Holton Virtual Academy3.231
Dr. Martin Luther King Academy0.5210
Muskegon Maritime Academy053
Pennsylvania Elementary School040
Edgewood Elementary Academy0138

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Churchill Elementary SchoolOakridge Upper Elementary SchoolFruitport Middle SchoolMuskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental ChangeRavenna High SchoolMuskegon Community Education CenterPennsylvania Elementary SchoolOakridge High SchoolReeths-Puffer Intermediate SchoolOrchard View Community EducationHolton Elementary SchoolBunker Elementary SchoolOrchard View Early Elementary SchoolOehrli Elementary SchoolOrchard View Middle SchoolTwin Lake SchoolBeechnau Elementary SchoolFruitport High SchoolMuskegon Heights Public School Academy SystemShettler SchoolFruitport Alternative High SchoolMuskegon Middle SchoolBeach Elementary SchoolCampbell Elementary SchoolWhitehall Middle SchoolLincoln Park Elementary SchoolReeths-Puffer Elementary SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolMontague Area Childhood CenterNorth Muskegon Elementary SchoolReeths-Puffer Middle SchoolWesley SchoolMarquette Elementary SchoolCardinal Elementary SchoolHolton High SchoolOakridge Middle SchoolReeths-Puffer High SchoolWhitehall Senior High SchoolShoreline Elementary SchoolMontague High SchoolHolton Virtual AcademyWhite Lake Area Community EducationOrchard View High SchoolLakeshore Learning CenterEdgewood Elementary SchoolMona Shores High SchoolOakridge Lower Elementary SchoolNorth Muskegon High SchoolMoon Elementary SchoolDr. Martin Luther King AcademyEdgewood Elementary SchoolNorth Muskegon Middle SchoolMuskegon High SchoolFruitport Adult EducationOakview Elementary SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationThree Oaks Public School AcademyWhitehall Ealy Elem. SchoolMona Shores Middle SchoolTimberland AcademyRavenna Middle SchoolRoss Park Elementary SchoolHolton Middle SchoolNellie B. Chisholm Middle SchoolOakridge FusionMuskegon Covenant Academy

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