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Bay County Education: 774 multiracial students were enrolled in 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 774 multiracial students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% 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, multiracial students comprised 6% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 89 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bay City Central High School8.61,033
Handy Middle School12.3685
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus16.4341
Washington Elementary School13.9395
Kolb Elementary School9.4477
MacGregor Elementary School12.8313
Bay City Western High School3.41,102
Hampton Elementary School9.1405
John Glenn High School4849
Christa McAuliffe Middle School4.3657
Western Middle School3.3726
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School6.8352
Cramer Junior High School5.3456
State Street Academy9.3258
Auburn Elementary School4.4474
Pinconning High School4.8394
MacKensen Elementary School7.3245
Bangor Lincoln School5.4317
Garber High School2.9514
Bangor West Central School3.4356
Verellen Elementary School3.6303
Bangor Central School3.1327
W. R. Bush Elementary School4.4227
Bay City Eastern High School7.8116
Pinconning Central Elementary School2.5361
Pinconning Middle School3.3273
Great Lakes Bay Early College2.2182
Bay-Arenac Community High School1.1174
Bay City Adult Education CTP3.263
Intermediate School District Local Programs2.289
Linwood Elementary School1.5130
Bangor Township Virtual School0140
LLC - Bay Campus076
Detention Center04

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