Tri-City Sun

There were 9,986 white students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less 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, white students comprised 87.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, H. H. Dow High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,053 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
H. H. Dow High School	83	1,268
Midland High School	85.6	1,157
Jefferson Middle School	82.8	903
Northeast Middle School	86	856
Central Park Elementary School	83.1	639
Siebert School	86.8	605
Meridian Elementary School	91.5	543
Woodcrest Elementary School	83.6	586
Bullock Creek High School	92.2	490
Adams Elementary School	83.2	475
Plymouth Elementary School	87.5	439
Meridian Early College High School	93.4	408
Meridian Junior High School	93.2	396
Bullock Creek Middle School	96.5	371
Chestnut Hill School	79.6	422
Floyd School	96.7	307
Coleman Elementary School	90.5	325
Bullock Creek Elementary School	95.9	291
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	94.7	284
Pine River Elementary School	89.5	238
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	94.1	170
Academic and Career Education Academy	88	100
Windover High School	96.7	61
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	84.2	57
Post Secondary Transition Program	79.2	24
Juvenile Care Center	100	15