South Michigan News

There was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Hillsdale County welcomed 5,347 students during the 2022-23 school year. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Hillsdale County schools.

Hillsdale High School was the only school in Hillsdale County that enrolled Hawaiian 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsdale High School	0.3	400
Reading High School	0	309
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	0	176
Davis Middle School	0	359
Litchfield Elementary School	0	120
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	0	200
Pittsford Area High School	0	198
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	0	283
Gier Elementary School	0	454
Jonesville Pathways	0	79
Litchfield High School	0	131
Jonesville High School	0	367
Waldron Area Schools	0	261
Williams Elementary School	0	549
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	0	452
Pittsford Area Elementary School	0	158
Horizon Alternative School	0	30
Jonesville Middle School	0	278
Reynolds Elementary School	0	387
Hillsdale Preparatory School	0	88
Greenfield School	0	43
Bailey Early Childhood Center	0	25