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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 58% of Washtenaw County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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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 24,832 white students enrolled in Washtenaw County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Washtenaw County welcomed 42,849 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 101 schools in Washtenaw County, Saline High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,305 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 Washtenaw County in 2023-24 School Year

White [58%]African American [15.7%]Multiracial [9.7%]Hispanic [9%]Asian [7.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [0.2%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Saline High School83.51,562
Dexter High School91.51,091
Pioneer High School53.61,683
Saline Middle School82.81,081
Skyline High School59.11,271
Dexter Early Elementary Complex89.4767
Chelsea High School87.1781
Huron High School34.61,635
Washtenaw Technical Middle College70.5792
Heritage School78.6631
Creekside Intermediate School91522
Lincoln Senior High School53.3888
Beach Middle School90.4520
Mill Creek Middle School93.2498
North Creek Elementary School87.9486
South Meadows Elementary School90.4469
Slauson Middle School56.1743
Wylie Elementary School92.4449
Central Academy71559
Woodland Meadows Elementary School81.5470
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School70.6541
Community High School74.7509
Forsythe Middle School60.9612
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School81.7448
South Arbor Charter Academy45802
Tappan Middle School51.9640
Whitmore Lake Elementary School85.1389
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School54.4599
Milan Middle School82.9391
Paddock Elementary School81390
Lincoln Middle School45.7687
Harvest Elementary School72.8430
Manchester Junior-Senior High School92.4329
Wines Elementary School71.9416
Burns Park Elementary School58.8497
Salem Elementary School80.2339
Clague Middle School41661
Childs Elementary School52.8504
Eberwhite School70.4368
Livingston Classical Academy87.4286
Thurston Elementary School46.6526
Brick Elementary School50.2482
Bishop Elementary School48.2479
Early College Alliance49.3442
Haisley Elementary School54.2389
Whitmore Lake High School83.3252
Bach Elementary School64.6322
Scarlett Middle School32.4629
Uriah H. Lawton School48.1424
John Allen School50.5402
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education56.7349
Ypsilanti International Elementary School51.7381
Abbot School58333
Dicken Elementary School56.5324
Washtenaw International High School32.2537
Riverside Intermediate School93185
Honey Creek Community School68.3249
Multicultural Academy60.1278
Logan Elementary School44.1374
Angell School55.9288
Mary D. Mitchell School40.3395
Martin Luther King Elementary School30.3512
Luther C. Klager Elementary School90.5169
Carpenter School35.3408
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy22.5604
Lakewood Elementary School46.6266
Rawsonville Elementary School38.6319
East Arbor Charter Academy24.9473
Pittsfield School39.1230
Young Adult Programs49.4178
Pattengill School36.7229
Washtenaw International Middle Academy40.6207
Bryant Community Elementary School36222
Fortis Academy12.5639
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual Academy52.3128
ACTech High School13.6469
Pathways to Success Academic Campus28.6220
Arbor Preparatory High School19.7289
Perry Early Learning Center20.5258
Estabrook Elementary School15.7324
Holmes Elementary School19.5246
Pittsfield Acres Academy7564
Ypsilanti Community Middle School11419
Erickson Elementary School14.8256
High Point School55.169
Ford Early Learning Center15.9195
Young Adult Program76.338
ACCE17.7158
Saline Alternative High School75.929
YPSI Connected Community School18.6102
Milan Alternative Education88.918
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College13.6118
Dexter Alternative School83.318
Global Technology Academy7.5199
Progress Park66.721
Local-Based Special Education Programs61.513
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs23.517
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program504
Center for Forensic Psychiatry502
Correctional Services254
Huron Valley Womens03

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Ypsi Connected Community SchoolWoodland Meadows Elementary SchoolWashtenaw County Youth Center Educational ProgramsSouth Arbor Charter AcademyActech High SchoolErickson SchoolSaline Middle SchoolFortis AcademyCorrectional ServicesHolmes ElementarySouth Pointe Scholars Charter AcademyAcceNorth Creek Elementary SchoolHaisley Elementary SchoolCarpenter SchoolMilan Alternative EducationFord Early Learning CenterHeritage SchoolClague Middle SchoolBach Elementary SchoolWhitmore Lake Elementary SchoolWashtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing ProgramAngell SchoolScarlett Middle SchoolCreekside Intermediate SchoolPleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolSaline Alternative High SchoolEast Arbor Charter AcademyLuther C. Klager Elementary SchoolWhitmore Lake High SchoolWylie Elementary SchoolYpsilanti Stemm Middle CollegeArbor Preparatory High SchoolSaline High SchoolManchester High SchoolLincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual AcademyThurston Elementary SchoolYoung Adult ProgramsCenter for Forensic PsychiatrySouth Meadows Elementary SchoolHigh Point SchoolPittsfield SchoolProgress ParkLocal-Based Special Education ProgramsHuron Valley WomensMary D. Mitchell SchoolTappan Middle SchoolLincoln Senior High SchoolSalem Elementary SchoolAnn Arbor Open At Mack SchoolMartin Luther King Elem. SchoolRawsonville Elementary SchoolDexter Early Elementary ComplexYpsilanti International Elementary SchoolCommunity High SchoolYoung Adult ProgramLogan Elementary SchoolUriah H. Lawton SchoolJohn Allen SchoolRiverside Intermediate SchoolPattengill SchoolBishop Elementary SchoolWashtenaw International Middle AcademyBeach Middle SchoolAbbot SchoolGlobal Tech AcademyEberwhite SchoolAnn Arbor SteamChilds Elementary SchoolWashtenaw Alliance for Virtual EducationMulticultural AcademyCentral AcademyDicken Elementary SchoolClifford E. Bryant Comm. SchoolEstabrook SchoolSlauson Middle SchoolLincoln Middle SchoolPioneer High SchoolPaddock Elementary SchoolEarly College AllianceHoney Creek Community SchoolChelsea High SchoolWashtenaw Technical Middle CollegeMichigan State Board Of EducationPerry Child Development CenterWashtenaw International High SchoolWines Elementary SchoolLakewood Elementary SchoolBurns Park Elementary SchoolYpsilanti Community Middle SchoolLivingston Classical Cyber AcademyMill Creek Middle SchoolMilan Middle SchoolDexter Alternative SchoolPathways To Success Academic CampusHarvest Elementary SchoolLincoln Brick Elementary SchoolDexter High School

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