Tri-City Sun

There were 4,373 white students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Gratiot County welcomed 5,062 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gratiot County, Alma Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 475 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alma Senior High School	86.5	549
Ithaca High School	89.4	454
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	82	473
Hillcrest Elementary School	89.5	409
Breckenridge High School	88.7	309
Breckenridge Elementary School	93.6	283
North Elementary School	86.3	307
Fulton Elementary School	91.9	258
St. Louis High School	82.2	281
Pine Avenue Elementary School	84.2	265
South Elementary School	87.9	232
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	78.1	215
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	84	200
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	80.6	201
Fulton High School	89	154
Fulton Middle School	90.9	132
Luce Road Elementary School	79.1	148
Ashley Elementary School	91.8	73
Ashley High School	87.3	55
Ashley Middle School	82.8	58
St. Louis Correctional Facility	66.7	6