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Hillsdale County Education: 20 Asian students were enrolled in schools 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 20 Asian students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Will Carleton Charter School Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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.

Ethnicities in Hillsdale County in 2022-23 School Year

White [92.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Hillsdale County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Will Carleton Charter School Academy2.1283
Hillsdale High School0.5400
Davis Middle School0.6359
Gier Elementary School0.4454
Litchfield Elementary School1.7120
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School1200
Jonesville Pathways2.579
Litchfield High School0.8131
Jonesville High School0.3367
Pittsford Area High School0198
Waldron Area Schools0261
Reading High School0309
Williams Elementary School0549
Camden-Frontier K-12 School0452
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School0176
Pittsford Area Elementary School0158
Horizon Alternative School030
Jonesville Middle School0278
Reynolds Elementary School0387
Hillsdale Preparatory School088
Greenfield School043
Bailey Early Childhood Center025

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