Tri-City Sun

There were 461 multiracial students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.2% more 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, H. H. Dow High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 50 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
H. H. Dow High School	4	1,265
Midland High School	4.1	1,134
Central Park Elementary School	6.8	617
Plymouth Elementary School	9	424
Northeast Middle School	4.6	808
Jefferson Middle School	4	906
Woodcrest Elementary School	5.3	601
Siebert School	4.8	641
Chestnut Hill School	7.4	393
Adams Elementary School	5.7	487
Meridian Elementary School	3.9	563
Meridian Junior High School	4.5	400
Bullock Creek High School	2.5	481
Meridian Early College High School	2.5	399
Bullock Creek Middle School	1.9	359
Coleman Elementary School	1.8	337
Floyd School	1.3	311
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	6.9	58
Pine River Elementary School	0.8	252
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	0.7	268
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0.7	281
Post Secondary Transition Program	5	20
Juvenile Care Center	5.9	17
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0	183
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	132
Windover High School	0	100