Tri-City Sun

There were 269 Asian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% 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, Asian students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, H. H. Dow High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 93 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
H. H. Dow High School	7.3	1,268
Jefferson Middle School	5.9	903
Woodcrest Elementary School	3.8	586
Central Park Elementary School	2.7	639
Adams Elementary School	3.6	475
Siebert School	2.6	605
Midland High School	1.1	1,157
Northeast Middle School	1.5	856
Chestnut Hill School	2.8	422
Bullock Creek High School	1	490
Pine River Elementary School	1.3	238
Meridian Early College High School	0.5	408
Meridian Junior High School	0.3	396
Coleman Elementary School	0.3	325
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0.6	170
Plymouth Elementary School	0	439
Meridian Elementary School	0	543
Floyd School	0	307
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	0	57
Bullock Creek Middle School	0	371
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0	291
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	0	284
Post Secondary Transition Program	0	24
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	100
Windover High School	0	61
Juvenile Care Center	0	15