Tri-City Sun

There were 40 American Indian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 11,430 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Midland High School and Plymouth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midland High School	0.5	1,157
Plymouth Elementary School	1.4	439
Jefferson Middle School	0.4	903
Pine River Elementary School	1.7	238
Northeast Middle School	0.4	856
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	1.1	284
H. H. Dow High School	0.2	1,268
Adams Elementary School	0.4	475
Woodcrest Elementary School	0.3	586
Bullock Creek High School	0.4	490
Coleman Elementary School	0.6	325
Bullock Creek Middle School	0.5	371
Central Park Elementary School	0.2	639
Chestnut Hill School	0.2	422
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	100
Siebert School	0	605
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0	170
Meridian Junior High School	0	396
Meridian Elementary School	0	543
Meridian Early College High School	0	408
Floyd School	0	307
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0	291
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	0	57
Post Secondary Transition Program	0	24
Windover High School	0	61
Juvenile Care Center	0	15