South Michigan News

There were 4,959 white students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than 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. Among them, white students comprised 92.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Williams Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 497 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Williams Elementary School	90.5	549
Gier Elementary School	94.5	454
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	94.5	452
Hillsdale High School	93.5	400
Reynolds Elementary School	95.6	387
Jonesville High School	94.8	367
Davis Middle School	90.8	359
Reading High School	94.8	309
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	92.2	283
Jonesville Middle School	92.4	278
Waldron Area Schools	92.3	261
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	94.5	200
Pittsford Area High School	89.4	198
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	91.5	176
Pittsford Area Elementary School	94.3	158
Litchfield High School	89.3	131
Litchfield Elementary School	87.5	120
Hillsdale Preparatory School	93.2	88
Jonesville Pathways	84.8	79
Greenfield School	90.7	43
Horizon Alternative School	86.7	30
Bailey Early Childhood Center	96	25