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812 multiracial students enrolled in Bay County schools in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 812 multiracial students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay County welcomed 12,733 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.4% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 112 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.

Ethnicities in Bay County in 2023-24 School Year

White [80.1%]Hispanic [9.9%]Multiracial [6.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Bay County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bay City Central High School11.3989
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus17.4363
Handy Middle School9.1618
Washington Elementary School12.8390
Hampton Elementary School10.6415
Kolb Elementary School8.4454
MacGregor Elementary School12.4291
John Glenn High School3.9893
Bay City Western High School3.21,033
Western Middle School4.3714
Christa McAuliffe Middle School4.5650
Cramer Junior High School6.1456
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School7.8359
Bangor Lincoln School8337
State Street Academy8.9259
MacKensen Elementary School9.3248
Bangor Central School6.5336
Garber High School3.7511
Auburn Elementary School4478
Pinconning High School3.6385
Bangor West Central School3.7352
Verellen Elementary School4.4293
Bay City Eastern High School7.6131
Pinconning Middle School3.6280
W. R. Bush Elementary School2.9242
Pinconning Central Elementary School1.8382
Bangor Township Virtual School4.5156
Great Lakes Bay Early College2.7185
Intermediate School District Local Programs4.197
Bay City Adult Education CTP560
Bay-Arenac Community High School1.1188
Linwood Elementary School0.9109
LLC - Bay Campus068
Detention Center011

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