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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.4% of Lapeer County'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 were 47 Asian students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 21.7% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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.

Ethnicities in Lapeer County in 2022-23 School Year

White [86.8%]Hispanic [8.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Lapeer County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lapeer High School0.91,196
Imlay City High School1524
Zemmer Campus (8-9)0.6688
Chatfield School0.8483
C. K. Schickler Elementary School0.6512
Imlay City Middle School0.8396
Weston Elementary School0.5385
Rolland Warner Campus 6-70.3576
Emma Murphy Elementary School0.5388
Dryden Elementary School0.9231
Borland Elementary School0.5390
Almont Middle School0.5425
Orchard Primary School0.4557
Almont High School0.5418
Elva Lynch Elementary School0.2421
Thumb Correctional Facility013
North Branch Elementary School0923
Turrill Elementary School0391
Ruth Fox Middle School0684
North Branch High School0701
Center for Innovation0186
Quest High School064
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center054
Dryden High School0239
Columbiaville Elementary School0378
Venture High School058
STRIVE Transition Program022

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