South Michigan News

There were 34 African American students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more 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, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Hillsdale High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsdale High School	1.3	400
Pittsford Area High School	2	198
Waldron Area Schools	1.5	261
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	1.4	283
Reading High School	1.3	309
Williams Elementary School	0.5	549
Davis Middle School	0.8	359
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	0.7	452
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	1.1	176
Pittsford Area Elementary School	0.6	158
Horizon Alternative School	3.3	30
Jonesville Middle School	0	278
Reynolds Elementary School	0	387
Gier Elementary School	0	454
Litchfield High School	0	131
Litchfield Elementary School	0	120
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	0	200
Jonesville High School	0	367
Hillsdale Preparatory School	0	88
Jonesville Pathways	0	79
Greenfield School	0	43
Bailey Early Childhood Center	0	25