Tri-City Sun

There were 26 Hawaiian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.1% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Chestnut Hill School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Chestnut Hill School	1.9	422
Central Park Elementary School	0.9	639
Midland High School	0.3	1,157
Northeast Middle School	0.2	856
Jefferson Middle School	0.1	903
H. H. Dow High School	0.1	1,268
Woodcrest Elementary School	0.2	586
Bullock Creek Middle School	0.3	371
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0.3	291
Windover High School	1.6	61
Plymouth Elementary School	0	439
Pine River Elementary School	0	238
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	0	284
Adams Elementary School	0	475
Bullock Creek High School	0	490
Coleman Elementary School	0	325
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	100
Siebert School	0	605
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0	170
Meridian Junior High School	0	396
Meridian Elementary School	0	543
Meridian Early College High School	0	408
Floyd School	0	307
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	0	57
Post Secondary Transition Program	0	24
Juvenile Care Center	0	15