Tri-City Sun

There were 434 multiracial students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25.4% 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, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Midland High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 44 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
Midland High School	3.8	1,157
H. H. Dow High School	3.4	1,268
Central Park Elementary School	6.4	639
Jefferson Middle School	4.2	903
Northeast Middle School	3.6	856
Woodcrest Elementary School	5.1	586
Siebert School	4.8	605
Plymouth Elementary School	6.6	439
Adams Elementary School	5.9	475
Chestnut Hill School	5.7	422
Meridian Elementary School	4.2	543
Meridian Junior High School	3.8	396
Bullock Creek High School	2.9	490
Meridian Early College High School	3.2	408
Coleman Elementary School	2.5	325
Floyd School	2.6	307
Pine River Elementary School	2.1	238
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	7	57
Bullock Creek Middle School	0.8	371
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0.3	291
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	0.4	284
Post Secondary Transition Program	4.2	24
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0.6	170
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	100
Windover High School	0	61
Juvenile Care Center	0	15