Tri-City Sun

There were 5,062 students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.9% of the county student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 86.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Gratiot County schools, followed by 10% of Hispanic students, 2.3% of multiracial students, 0.7% of African American students, 0.3% of Asian students, 0.2% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Alma Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Gratiot County's 24 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 549 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Alma Senior High School	558	549	-1.6
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	449	473	5.3
Ithaca High School	467	454	-2.8
Hillcrest Elementary School	268	409	52.6
Breckenridge High School	318	309	-2.8
North Elementary School	305	307	0.7
Breckenridge Elementary School	299	283	-5.4
St. Louis High School	292	281	-3.8
Pine Avenue Elementary School	294	265	-9.9
Fulton Elementary School	262	258	-1.5
South Elementary School	248	232	-6.5
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	202	215	6.4
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	225	201	-10.7
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	226	200	-11.5
Fulton High School	152	154	1.3
Luce Road Elementary School	304	148	-51.3
Fulton Middle School	144	132	-8.3
Ashley Elementary School	79	73	-7.6
Ashley Middle School	86	58	-32.6
Ashley High School	73	55	-24.7
St. Louis Correctional Facility	5	6	20