Tri-City Sun

There were 205 African American students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, African American students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Midland High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 28 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midland High School	2.5	1,134
Northeast Middle School	2.8	808
H. H. Dow High School	1.7	1,265
Jefferson Middle School	2.1	906
Central Park Elementary School	2.8	617
Academic and Career Education Academy	9.8	132
Adams Elementary School	2.1	487
Plymouth Elementary School	2.4	424
Woodcrest Elementary School	1.3	601
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	3.8	183
Coleman Elementary School	2.1	337
Chestnut Hill School	1.5	393
Meridian Early College High School	1.5	399
Bullock Creek High School	1	481
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	1.5	268
Siebert School	0.5	641
Bullock Creek Middle School	0.8	359
Meridian Junior High School	0.8	400
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	3.4	58
Pine River Elementary School	0.8	252
Windover High School	2	100
Meridian Elementary School	0.4	563
Juvenile Care Center	11.8	17
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0.4	281
Floyd School	0	311
Post Secondary Transition Program	0	20