Tri-City Sun

There were 11,437 students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more 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 86.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Midland County schools, followed by 4.4% of Hispanic students, 4% of multiracial students, 2.5% of Asian students, 1.8% of African American students, 0.3% of American Indian students and 0.3% of Hawaiian students.

H. H. Dow High School had the highest enrollment among Midland County's 27 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,265 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
H. H. Dow High School	1,268	1,265	-0.2
Midland High School	1,157	1,134	-2
Jefferson Middle School	903	906	0.3
Northeast Middle School	856	808	-5.6
Siebert School	605	641	6
Central Park Elementary School	639	617	-3.4
Woodcrest Elementary School	586	601	2.6
Meridian Elementary School	543	563	3.7
Adams Elementary School	475	487	2.5
Bullock Creek High School	490	481	-1.8
Plymouth Elementary School	439	424	-3.4
Meridian Junior High School	396	400	1
Meridian Early College High School	408	399	-2.2
Chestnut Hill School	422	393	-6.9
Bullock Creek Middle School	371	359	-3.2
Coleman Elementary School	325	337	3.7
Floyd School	307	311	1.3
Bullock Creek Elementary School	291	281	-3.4
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	284	268	-5.6
Pine River Elementary School	238	252	5.9
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	170	183	7.6
Academic and Career Education Academy	100	132	32
Windover High School	61	100	63.9
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	57	58	1.8
Post Secondary Transition Program	24	20	-16.7
Juvenile Care Center	15	17	13.3