Tri-City Sun

There were 117 multiracial students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.3% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gratiot County, Donald L. Pavlik Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 14 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	3	473
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	5.1	215
Hillcrest Elementary School	2.2	409
Ithaca High School	1.8	454
St. Louis High School	2.8	281
Pine Avenue Elementary School	3	265
Luce Road Elementary School	5.4	148
Breckenridge Elementary School	2.5	283
North Elementary School	2	307
Alma Senior High School	0.9	549
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	2.5	201
Breckenridge High School	1.6	309
Fulton High School	3.2	154
Fulton Elementary School	1.6	258
South Elementary School	1.3	232
Ashley Middle School	5.2	58
Ashley High School	5.5	55
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	1	200
Fulton Middle School	1.5	132
Ashley Elementary School	1.4	73
St. Louis Correctional Facility	0	6