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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.2% of Lenawee 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 27 American Indian students enrolled in Lenawee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 27% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lenawee County welcomed 14,407 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 12 districts in Lenawee County, Tecumseh Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lenawee 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 Lenawee County in 2022-23 School Year
White [79.4%]Hispanic [13.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.7%]
American Indian Enrollment in Lenawee County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of American Indian Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Addison Community Schools0.1%717
Adrian Public Schools0.1%2,771
Blissfield Community Schools0.2%1,134
Clinton Community Schools0.1%1,257
Hudson Area Schools0.2%1,244
Lenawee ISD0.4%479
Madison School District (Lenawee)0.3%1,644
Onsted Community Schools0.2%1,219
Tecumseh Public Schools0.2%2,563

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