South Michigan News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Jackson County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Jackson County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 22,291 students attending Jackson County schools, 74.6% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.3% of Jackson County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Jackson County, representing 74.6% of the student body.

Hunt Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 34.6% white students, 30.5% African American students, 22.8% multiracial students, 10.7% Hispanic students, 1.2% American Indian students, and 0.3% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.3% when compared to the previous 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ackerson Lake Community Education	White	94.3%	105
Arnold Elementary School	White	87.4%	334
Bean Elementary School	White	84.6%	402
Cascades Elementary School	African American	38.9%	447
Columbia Alternative Education	White	88.6%	88
Columbia Central High School	White	88.1%	654
Columbia Elementary School	White	91%	323
Columbia Upper Elementary School	White	89.8%	420
Concord Elementary School	White	74.1%	290
Concord High School	White	75.3%	215
Concord Middle School	White	74.2%	124
Cotton Correctional Facility	African American	60%	5
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)	White	72.8%	383
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)	White	66%	106
Dibble Elementary School	White	53.4%	281
East Jackson Elementary School	White	72.1%	366
East Jackson Secondary School	White	79.1%	364
Ezra Eby Elementary School	White	88.2%	559
Fourth Street Learning Center	African American	54.8%	42
Francis Street Primary School	African American	61.3%	31
George Long Elementary School	White	92.9%	638
Grass Lake High School	White	92.9%	366
Grass Lake Middle School	White	90.7%	311
Hanover-Horton Elementary School	White	92.8%	498
Hanover-Horton High School	White	93.8%	304
Hanover-Horton Middle School	White	91.4%	221
Hunt Elementary School	White	34.6%	347
JPS Montessori Center	White	44.6%	139
Jackson High School	White	42.1%	1,056
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs	White	72%	232
Jackson Pathways	African American	45.5%	110
Jackson Preparatory & Early College	White	65.2%	287
John R. Lewis Elementary School	African American	49.2%	130
Keicher Elementary School	White	87.1%	402
Lyle A. Torrant Center	White	83.8%	234
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School	White	88.1%	580
Middle School at Parkside	White	42.6%	766
Napoleon High School	White	94.2%	365
Napoleon Middle School	White	91.1%	292
Northeast Elementary School	White	42.4%	481
Northwest Alternative High School	White	72.8%	151
Northwest Early Elementary School	White	78%	869
Northwest Elementary School	White	76%	778
Northwest High School	White	81.1%	972
Northwest Kidder Middle School	White	77.6%	790
Paragon Charter Academy	White	47.1%	620
Parma Elementary School	White	85.6%	395
Parnall Correctional Facility	White	100%	1
Sharp Park Academy	White	54.7%	276
South Central Michigan Virtual	White	61.1%	411
Springport Elementary School	White	87.6%	476
Springport High School	White	88.8%	303
Springport Middle School	White	87.9%	231
Townsend Elementary School	White	79.9%	334
Vandercook Lake High School	White	80.2%	308
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	White	86.2%	58
WAY East Jackson	White	79.2%	48
Warner Elementary School	White	86%	385
Western High School	White	86.3%	846
Western Middle School	White	84.6%	586
Woodville Community Center	White	83.9%	143
Youth Home Jackson ISD	African American	41.7%	12