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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 0.7% of Owendale-Gagetown Area School District's 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 was one African American student enrolled in Owendale-Gagetown Area School District in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Owendale-Gagetown Area School District welcomed 151 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students made up 0.7% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Owendale-Gagetown Area School District roughly covers two schools within Huron County and has its main office in Owendale.

Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming one students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Owendale-Gagetown Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [88.7%]Hispanic [7.9%]Ethnicities <5% [3.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Owendale-Gagetown Area School District During Last 7 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal African American StudentsAfrican American %
2022-2315110.7%
2021-2216010.6%
2020-2115421.3%
2019-2015321.3%
2018-1914821.4%
2017-1815210.7%
2015-1615810.6%

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