Tri-City Sun

Among the many ethnicities represented in Midland County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Midland County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 11,430 students attending Midland County schools, 87.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.1% of Midland County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Midland County, representing 87.4% of the student body.

Post Secondary Transition Program had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 79.2% white students, 12.5% Hispanic students, 4.2% multiracial students, and 4.2% African American students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% when compared to the previous year.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Academic and Career Education Academy	White	88%	100
Adams Elementary School	White	83.2%	475
Bullock Creek Elementary School	White	95.9%	291
Bullock Creek High School	White	92.2%	490
Bullock Creek Middle School	White	96.5%	371
Central Park Elementary School	White	83.1%	639
Chestnut Hill School	White	79.6%	422
Coleman Elementary School	White	90.5%	325
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	White	94.7%	284
Floyd School	White	96.7%	307
H. H. Dow High School	White	83%	1,268
Jefferson Middle School	White	82.8%	903
Juvenile Care Center	White	100%	15
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	White	94.1%	170
Meridian Early College High School	White	93.4%	408
Meridian Elementary School	White	91.5%	543
Meridian Junior High School	White	93.2%	396
Midland High School	White	85.6%	1,157
Northeast Middle School	White	86%	856
Pine River Elementary School	White	89.5%	238
Plymouth Elementary School	White	87.5%	439
Post Secondary Transition Program	White	79.2%	24
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	White	84.2%	57
Siebert School	White	86.8%	605
Windover High School	White	96.7%	61
Woodcrest Elementary School	White	83.6%	586