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5 Hawaiian 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 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

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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Western Middle School0.1714
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School0.3359
Handy Middle School0.2618
Hampton Elementary School0.2415
Garber High School0.2511
Bay City Central High School0989
Pinconning Central Elementary School0382
Pinconning High School0385
Kolb Elementary School0454
John Glenn High School0893
Cramer Junior High School0456
Bangor Township Virtual School0156
Verellen Elementary School0293
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus0363
Bay-Arenac Community High School0188
Bangor Central School0336
MacGregor Elementary School0291
Intermediate School District Local Programs097
Bay City Western High School01,033
Christa McAuliffe Middle School0650
Bangor West Central School0352
Washington Elementary School0390
Great Lakes Bay Early College0185
Bangor Lincoln School0337
Auburn Elementary School0478
Bay City Eastern High School0131
State Street Academy0259
Pinconning Middle School0280
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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