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Bay County Education: 6 Hawaiian 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 six Hawaiian students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20% more 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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, McAlear-Sawden Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School0.6352
Bay City Central High School0.11,033
Handy Middle School0.1685
Garber High School0.2514
Hampton Elementary School0.2405
Bay City Western High School01,102
Western Middle School0726
Pinconning High School0394
Pinconning Central Elementary School0361
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus0341
Bangor Central School0327
Kolb Elementary School0477
Intermediate School District Local Programs089
John Glenn High School0849
Washington Elementary School0395
Cramer Junior High School0456
Auburn Elementary School0474
MacGregor Elementary School0313
Bay-Arenac Community High School0174
Bangor Township Virtual School0140
Pinconning Middle School0273
Verellen Elementary School0303
Detention Center04
Great Lakes Bay Early College0182
Christa McAuliffe Middle School0657
Bangor West Central School0356
Bangor Lincoln School0317
Bay City Adult Education CTP063
W. R. Bush Elementary School0227
LLC - Bay Campus076
Bay City Eastern High School0116
State Street Academy0258
Linwood Elementary School0130
MacKensen Elementary School0245

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