Tri-City Sun

There were 4,571 white students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Gratiot County welcomed 5,256 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gratiot County, Alma Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 488 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alma Senior High School	87.5	558
Ithaca High School	88.2	467
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	80.4	449
Breckenridge Elementary School	95.3	299
Breckenridge High School	88.4	318
Luce Road Elementary School	91.8	304
North Elementary School	88.9	305
Pine Avenue Elementary School	84.7	294
St. Louis High School	83.6	292
Fulton Elementary School	91.6	262
Hillcrest Elementary School	86.6	268
South Elementary School	87.5	248
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	81.4	226
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	81.8	225
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	79.7	202
Fulton High School	89.5	152
Fulton Middle School	92.4	144
Ashley Middle School	87.2	86
Ashley Elementary School	88.6	79
Ashley High School	93.2	73
St. Louis Correctional Facility	20	5