Tri-City Sun

There were 13 Asian students enrolled in Gratiot County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.8% 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, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gratiot County, Alma Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alma Senior High School	0.7	549
Pine Avenue Elementary School	1.1	265
Donald L. Pavlik Middle School	0.2	473
Luce Road Elementary School	0.7	148
Breckenridge High School	0.3	309
Ashley Middle School	1.7	58
Fulton Middle School	0.8	132
Fulton Elementary School	0.4	258
St. Louis High School	0	281
Eugene M. Nikkari Elementary School	0	200
Hillcrest Elementary School	0	409
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center	0	215
North Elementary School	0	307
St. Louis Correctional Facility	0	6
Ithaca High School	0	454
T. S. Nurnberger Middle School	0	201
South Elementary School	0	232
Breckenridge Elementary School	0	283
Fulton High School	0	154
Ashley High School	0	55
Ashley Elementary School	0	73