Tri-City Sun

There were 470 Hispanic students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 11,430 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Midland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midland High School	6	1,157
H. H. Dow High School	4.5	1,268
Northeast Middle School	5.1	856
Jefferson Middle School	4.5	903
Chestnut Hill School	7.8	422
Woodcrest Elementary School	5.1	586
Central Park Elementary School	4.5	639
Siebert School	4.6	605
Adams Elementary School	4.4	475
Meridian Elementary School	3.5	543
Coleman Elementary School	4.9	325
Plymouth Elementary School	3	439
Bullock Creek High School	2.2	490
Pine River Elementary School	4.6	238
Meridian Early College High School	2.5	408
Bullock Creek Elementary School	2.7	291
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	2.8	284
Meridian Junior High School	1.5	396
Bullock Creek Middle School	1.6	371
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	7	57
Post Secondary Transition Program	12.5	24
Academic and Career Education Academy	2	100
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0.6	170
Floyd School	0	307
Windover High School	0	61
Juvenile Care Center	0	15