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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 74.6% of Jackson County's districts 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 16,635 white students enrolled in Jackson County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 22,291 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 17 districts in Jackson County, Northwest Community Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,780 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jackson County.

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 Jackson County in 2022-23 School Year
White [74.6%]African American [9.3%]Multiracial [9%]Hispanic [5.8%]Ethnicities <5% [1.3%]
White Enrollment in Jackson County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Columbia School District89.2%1,485
Concord Community Schools74.6%629
Da Vinci Institute71.4%489
East Jackson Community Schools75.8%778
Francis Street Primary School32.3%31
Grass Lake Community Schools92.4%1,315
Hanover-Horton School District92.8%1,023
Jackson ISD72.3%1,201
Jackson Preparatory & Early College65.2%287
Jackson Public Schools43.1%4,486
Michigan Center School District87.6%1,316
Napoleon Community Schools91%1,321
Northwest Community Schools78.1%3,560
Paragon Charter Academy47.1%620
Springport Public Schools88%1,010
Vandercook Lake Public Schools80.6%700
Western School District85.4%2,757

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