5 Hawaiian students enrolled in Bay County schools in 2023-24 school year

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

By Tri-City Sun

Nov 11, 2024

There were five Hawaiian students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16.7% 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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Western Middle School, McAlear-Sawden Elementary School, Handy Middle School, Hampton Elementary School, and Garber High School were the only schools in Bay County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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

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

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Western Middle School	0.1	714
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School	0.3	359
Handy Middle School	0.2	618
Hampton Elementary School	0.2	415
Garber High School	0.2	511
Bay City Central High School	0	989
Pinconning Central Elementary School	0	382
Pinconning High School	0	385
Kolb Elementary School	0	454
John Glenn High School	0	893
Cramer Junior High School	0	456
Bangor Township Virtual School	0	156
Verellen Elementary School	0	293
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	0	363
Bay-Arenac Community High School	0	188
Bangor Central School	0	336
MacGregor Elementary School	0	291
Intermediate School District Local Programs	0	97
Bay City Western High School	0	1,033
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	0	650
Bangor West Central School	0	352
Washington Elementary School	0	390
Great Lakes Bay Early College	0	185
Bangor Lincoln School	0	337
Auburn Elementary School	0	478
Bay City Eastern High School	0	131
State Street Academy	0	259
Pinconning Middle School	0	280
Bay City Adult Education CTP	0	60
Detention Center	0	11
MacKensen Elementary School	0	248
W. R. Bush Elementary School	0	242
LLC - Bay Campus	0	68
Linwood Elementary School	0	109