Tri-City Sun

There were 36 American Indian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 26 schools in Midland County, Plymouth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Plymouth Elementary School	1.2	424
Midland High School	0.3	1,134
H. H. Dow High School	0.2	1,265
Bullock Creek Middle School	0.8	359
Northeast Middle School	0.2	808
Adams Elementary School	0.4	487
Woodcrest Elementary School	0.3	601
Coleman Elementary School	0.6	337
Bullock Creek High School	0.4	481
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	0.7	268
Pine River Elementary School	0.8	252
Windover High School	2	100
Jefferson Middle School	0.1	906
Central Park Elementary School	0.2	617
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	0.5	183
Chestnut Hill School	0.3	393
Juvenile Care Center	5.9	17
Bullock Creek Elementary School	0.4	281
Academic and Career Education Academy	0	132
Meridian Early College High School	0	399
Siebert School	0	641
Meridian Junior High School	0	400
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	0	58
Meridian Elementary School	0	563
Floyd School	0	311
Post Secondary Transition Program	0	20