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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.9% of Lapeer County's student body in 2023-24 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 323 multiracial students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lapeer County welcomed 11,163 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 37 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 2023-24 School Year

White [86.6%]Hispanic [8.8%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Lapeer County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lapeer High School3.31,118
C. K. Schickler Elementary School5.4500
Rolland Warner Campus 6-73.8607
North Branch Elementary School2.3944
Elva Lynch Elementary School4.6433
Zemmer Campus (8-9)3.1636
Turrill Elementary School5380
Ruth Fox Middle School2.5732
Orchard Primary School3.6470
North Branch High School2692
Columbiaville Elementary School3.9355
Emma Murphy Elementary School3.7383
Almont Middle School2.8400
Imlay City Middle School2.6388
Almont High School1.9526
Chatfield School2.1482
Dryden High School3.9232
Imlay City High School1.2518
Center for Innovation3198
Weston Elementary School1.3376
Dryden Elementary School2.2227
Borland Elementary School1391
Venture High School450
Quest High School045
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center055
STRIVE Transition Program021
Thumb Correctional Facility04

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