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Bay County Education: 57 Asian students were enrolled in 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 57 Asian students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Western High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 12 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bay City Western High School1.21,033
John Glenn High School1.1893
Bay City Central High School0.5989
Western Middle School0.6714
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School1.1359
Christa McAuliffe Middle School0.5650
Bangor West Central School0.9352
Pinconning Central Elementary School0.8382
Hampton Elementary School0.5415
Kolb Elementary School0.4454
Washington Elementary School0.3390
Great Lakes Bay Early College0.5185
Garber High School0.2511
Pinconning High School0.3385
Cramer Junior High School0.2456
Bangor Lincoln School0.3337
Auburn Elementary School0.2478
Bangor Township Virtual School0.6156
Verellen Elementary School0.3293
Handy Middle School0618
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus0363
Bay City Eastern High School0131
State Street Academy0259
Bay-Arenac Community High School0188
Bangor Central School0336
MacGregor Elementary School0291
Pinconning Middle School0280
Intermediate School District Local Programs097
Bay City Adult Education CTP060
Detention Center011
MacKensen Elementary School0248
W. R. Bush Elementary School0242
LLC - Bay Campus068
Linwood Elementary School0109

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