Tri-City Sun

There were 109 multiracial students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gratiot County, Donald L. Pavlik Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	2.4	449
Ithaca High School	2.1	467
Pine Avenue Elementary School	3.1	294
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	4.5	202
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	3.6	225
Luce Road Elementary School	2.6	304
Breckenridge High School	1.9	318
South Elementary School	2.4	248
Breckenridge Elementary School	2	299
Ashley Middle School	7	86
North Elementary School	1.6	305
Fulton Elementary School	1.9	262
Fulton High School	3.3	152
Hillcrest Elementary School	1.5	268
Alma Senior High School	0.5	558
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	1.3	226
St. Louis High School	0.7	292
Fulton Middle School	1.4	144
Ashley High School	1.4	73
Ashley Elementary School	0	79
St. Louis Correctional Facility	0	5