Tri-City Sun

There were 9,918 white students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 11,437 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, H. H. Dow High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,034 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
H. H. Dow High School	81.7	1,265
Midland High School	86.2	1,134
Jefferson Middle School	82.8	906
Northeast Middle School	85.6	808
Siebert School	85.5	641
Meridian Elementary School	93.1	563
Central Park Elementary School	81.4	617
Woodcrest Elementary School	82.9	601
Bullock Creek High School	93.6	481
Adams Elementary School	82.3	487
Meridian Early College High School	93.7	399
Meridian Junior High School	91.8	400
Plymouth Elementary School	83	424
Bullock Creek Middle School	92.2	359
Chestnut Hill School	78.4	393
Floyd School	97.7	311
Coleman Elementary School	89.6	337
Bullock Creek Elementary School	95	281
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	92.5	268
Pine River Elementary School	92.5	252
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	92.9	183
Academic and Career Education Academy	89.4	132
Windover High School	95	100
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	79.3	58
Post Secondary Transition Program	80	20
Juvenile Care Center	58.8	17