Tri-City Sun

There were 1,500 students enrolled in Essexville-Hampton Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 89.4% of the Essexville-Hampton Public Schools total enrollment.

Essexville-Hampton Public Schools covers four schools within Bay County with its main office in Essexville. Among them, Garber High School recorded the highest enrollment of 514 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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	Total Enrollment
Cramer Junior High School	456
Garber High School	514
Verellen Elementary School	303
W. R. Bush Elementary School	227