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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 86.8% of Lapeer County's districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 9,815 white students enrolled in Lapeer County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lapeer County welcomed 11,303 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Lapeer County, Lapeer Community Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,876 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lapeer County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Lapeer County in 2022-23 School Year
White [86.8%]Hispanic [8.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.5%]
White Enrollment in Lapeer County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Almont Community Schools91.5%1,402
Chatfield School92.1%483
Dryden Community Schools88.9%470
Imlay City Community Schools70.1%1,770
Lapeer Community Schools88.4%4,386
Lapeer ISD85.5%276
North Branch Area Schools92.1%2,382

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