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10,343 white students enrolled in Bay County schools 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 10,343 white students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay County welcomed 12,814 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 80.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Western High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 996 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 Bay County in 2022-23 School Year

White [80.7%]Hispanic [9.5%]Multiracial [6%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.8%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bay City Western High School90.41,102
Bay City Central High School68.71,033
John Glenn High School83849
Western Middle School88.4726
Christa McAuliffe Middle School79.9657
Garber High School90.3514
Handy Middle School64.2685
Auburn Elementary School89.7474
Cramer Junior High School88.2456
Pinconning High School90.9394
Kolb Elementary School73.2477
Pinconning Central Elementary School92.2361
Bangor West Central School84.3356
Hampton Elementary School73.1405
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School83352
Bangor Central School86.2327
Verellen Elementary School89.8303
Bangor Lincoln School83.6317
Pinconning Middle School91.2273
Washington Elementary School60.5395
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus67.2341
MacKensen Elementary School82.9245
W. R. Bush Elementary School89.4227
State Street Academy76258
MacGregor Elementary School60.4313
Great Lakes Bay Early College75.8182
Bay-Arenac Community High School78.7174
Linwood Elementary School94.6130
Bangor Township Virtual School86.4140
Intermediate School District Local Programs84.389
LLC - Bay Campus89.576
Bay City Eastern High School57.8116
Bay City Adult Education CTP77.863
Detention Center254

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